In the heart of the city, we start our trip in a beautiful public square to know a construction from the beginning of XVII century, with a simple façade and a superb interior because of its decorative art from that era, its neoclassical altarpieces and its paintings in walls and vaults.

Walking through streets and gadabouts, in a few minutes we’ll arrive to a beautiful garden, where in a pedestal of pink quarry there is the sculpture of the heroin of Mexico’s independence. To walk along this beautiful square will mean to be surrounded by little restaurants, Mexican snacks and beautiful stories.

A few steps far away, there is very colorful and busy square garden that was constructed on mid XVI century and it has been transformed through the centuries until its current design from 1860. A sculpture of Greek goddess Hebe, a kiosk with a very Mexican ambience. If you come on Sunday, don’t surprise to see people dancing “danzón”, or if you come on December, you’ll see very luminous Christmas and new year ornaments.

When crossing the street we’ll find the 5 de Mayo gadabout, a must visit of the city. We’ll see, on the right side, the temple of San Francisco y we’ll be received by a beautiful sculpture of the chichimeca conchero dancer. In our walk we’ll watch historic buildings, snacks and handicrafts, and at the end, the Plaza de Armas or Plaza de los Perritos. It is a small gadabout, but its full of color, art and history of Mexico.

A sober and robust house from XVIII century, where there were conspirators reunions and historic events for Mexico’s independence, and today holds state government offices. There, we can see in the main yard, a mural that resumes the history of Mexico.

In front of Plaza de los Perritos, we’ll see the façade of a house with a master quarry and tile work, where the archery, fine ironwork balconies and an infinity of details stand out.

Also know as Plaza de los Perritos, is a space from XVIII century surrounded by splendorous viceregal buildings and an octagonal quarry fountain with a pedestal with four puppies, one on each corner. On top there is a statue dedicated to the benefactor of the city’s aqueduct.

Parallel to 5 de Mayo Gadabout, a place full of art, colors and memories, with little galleries, and sometimes, full of roadside stands, where you can buy local handicrafts.

Ex-cathedral of the city that was built in the first half of XVIII century. With a sober façade of baroque style quarry, a beautiful outside high relief of a scene of apostle Santiago, a monumental three parts tower with baroque style ornamentation, and inside, lateral neoclassic altars.

At his right side his trident, and at his left side, the tail of one of the two big fishes that slip between his feet. A fountain considered a piece of art, made in 1797 in neoclassical style. We can see it in one of the most remarkable crossings of this beautiful city.

Raised at the end of XVII century. It was used as hospice and frays hospital who evangelized the zone. The structure has a quarry façade baroque style, very simple, in which are columns and an entrance door. Also, you can admire its wooded ornaments in neoclassical style.

The next parade in our way to the cathedral is a little and old garden with aesthetically pruned trees that surround a beautiful fountain. A must place for the peculiarity of its design.

This is the cathedral of Querétaro that dates from the beginning of XIX century. Originally was a temple and was one of the last works from the viceroyalty. Its façade contains a wide variety of carved details with baroque and neoclassical styles, red tezontle in its portrait and columns with pink quarry ornaments, in addition of an interior with sculptures and paints.

A neoclassical building with a façade with three arcs in a corner and two vertical bands that harbor four niches that represent the wisdom, justice, equality and fraternity. The stories you will listen in this enclosure are related with the first time the Mexican national anthem was played, the death warrant for Maximiliano de Habsburgo, archduke of Austria and the promulgation of the current constitution of Mexico.

A construction from XVI century with a few modifications until XIX century. From a beautiful square it can been seen a sober façade with a triangular finial. Inside, you can see pink quarry altarpieces, some baroque, some neoclassical, and even back, the holy cross carved in stoned. However, it has a secret attraction: in the convent garden lives a strange tree with cross form thorns. It is worth being surprised.

Considered the biggest expression of Queretan baroque. With a solemn façade, all the construction is a piece of art that dates from XVII century. Its bell tower has the first three faces clock assembled in American continent. Inside there is an organ from XVIII century and five fine wooded art altarpieces with a dazzling gold layer and a pulpit with fine woods scales, silver, ivory and tortoiseshell. Currently, only a building like this can houses the Queretan Culture and Arts Institute.

Our final parade will be in the oriel and pantheon. Two areas separated by a crossroad that can be visited at the same time. The oriel offers a wonderful view of the city and the famous pink quarry aqueduct, an icon of the city.

The small and precious Pantheon of Illustrious Queretans is the first civil pantheon of the city, and was created in 1847. There rest a lot of important persons of Querétaro: independence heroes, founders and benefactors.

We’ll end the travel, going back to your hotel.