Francisco I. Madero Avenue
Francisco I. Madero Avenue
Francisco I. Madero Avenue
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Neighbourhood: Centro Histórico
The beating heart of the city lies within Centro Histórico, the vast expanse of historical buildings and monuments that are a must when exploring Mexico City. Places such as the Museo Biblioteca Palacio Postal, Casa de los Azulejos and Palacio de Bellas Artes are the perfect eye candy for anyone seeking to admire arts and architecture. Don't forget to visit the wide variety of markets and plazas where any vintage item, handicrafts and jewelry characteristic of each state in Mexico can be found on Sundays. Admire majestic views of the city from the Monumento a la Revolución and Torre Latinoamericana, and round out the experience with restaurants of all cuisines nearby.
How to get there
- Allende • 3 min walk
- Zócalo • 6 min walk
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Hassan H
Dubai, United Arab Emirates2,156 contributions
Mar 2020 • Friends
Is the the walking street for pedestrians in the historical centre.
Be ready for huge number of shops, cafes and lots more in these lovely street with amazing architectures all the way.
Lots of street live shows.
This street is alive round the clock and a must to see while in the city.
Be ready for huge number of shops, cafes and lots more in these lovely street with amazing architectures all the way.
Lots of street live shows.
This street is alive round the clock and a must to see while in the city.
Written 17 March 2020
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Omar Rayas
Cancun, Mexico70 contributions
Nov 2017 • Family
If you're looking a place where you want to complete your shopping list in Mexico city, this is the place. It is a pedestrian street that goes from Palacio de Bellas Artes to Zocalo square. You'll find stores of many kind of products, from typical art crafts to modern and designer stores. If you go on weekend the street will be full, don't panic about the amount of people you'll find, it's really amazing.
Please keep with you some cash as not all the places take credit card.
Please keep with you some cash as not all the places take credit card.
Written 27 November 2017
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jayyen93
Dublin, Ireland595 contributions
Sept 2016 • Solo
Paseo de la Reforma may be Mexico's Champs Elysses, but when it comes to shopping or festivities, Av. Francisco I. Madero definitely takes the cake!
Named after the famous revolutionary hero, this Centro Historico avenue was recently pedestrianized fully. Now, it's a beautiful, modernized street lined with shops and restaurants! This avenue gets ridiculously crowded on the weekends, yet no matter what time of the week and of the day, everyone here is in a jolly mood. Avenue Francisco I. Madero is simply a great place to be!
Whether you are looking for shopping, for food, or even for historic touring, Madero has it all! Some shops like Sanborn are housed in a beautiful restored historic structures that make merely window shopping an unique experience. The two colonial-era churches, San Felipe Neri and San Francisco, allows to quickly travel between the past and the present. The street performers transform every corner of the street an occasional surprise.
This is the best route between the Zocalo and the Alameda areas, so you may have to travel through here to go between the Metropolitan Cathedral to Bellas Artes. However, even if you don't intend to go between these two destinations, you should consider making an effort just to experience this terrific street! This is one of the biggest highlights of my Mexico City trip, and I would definitely mark this as a must-go destination.
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tl;dr version:
1) Fully pedestrianized historic street
2) Full of shopping, food, and historic buildings
3) Highly recommend as a must-go!
Named after the famous revolutionary hero, this Centro Historico avenue was recently pedestrianized fully. Now, it's a beautiful, modernized street lined with shops and restaurants! This avenue gets ridiculously crowded on the weekends, yet no matter what time of the week and of the day, everyone here is in a jolly mood. Avenue Francisco I. Madero is simply a great place to be!
Whether you are looking for shopping, for food, or even for historic touring, Madero has it all! Some shops like Sanborn are housed in a beautiful restored historic structures that make merely window shopping an unique experience. The two colonial-era churches, San Felipe Neri and San Francisco, allows to quickly travel between the past and the present. The street performers transform every corner of the street an occasional surprise.
This is the best route between the Zocalo and the Alameda areas, so you may have to travel through here to go between the Metropolitan Cathedral to Bellas Artes. However, even if you don't intend to go between these two destinations, you should consider making an effort just to experience this terrific street! This is one of the biggest highlights of my Mexico City trip, and I would definitely mark this as a must-go destination.
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tl;dr version:
1) Fully pedestrianized historic street
2) Full of shopping, food, and historic buildings
3) Highly recommend as a must-go!
Written 17 September 2016
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
PalanggaTexas
Mission, TX338 contributions
Oct 2019 • Couples
A very busy street lined with shops with local stores and chain clothing stores like Zara, H and M, Pull and Bear, AEO. Also has many good places to eat, jewelry stores. A tourist trap. Beware of pickpockets especially weekend. Visit during the week or earlier time of the day on weekends.
Written 20 October 2019
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_leland_
Los Angeles, CA184 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
We walked this street and area twice. The first time we liked the energy and did not stop to shop. We came back for a little shopping area wherein they had many shops with local goods (and trees lit up with red lights). When we came back it seemed crowded and the shops didn't have much for us. Worth looking around and getting lost. Our Uber driver warned us as tourists to keep money and phones in the front pockets. Never had an issue and felt comfortable the entire time.
Written 12 August 2018
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califcasl
1,088 contributions
Dec 2018 • Solo
This is a pedestrian street that runs from the Zocalo to the Alameda. At times it held throngs so large that it was overwhelming. People-watching heaven. Pushy eyeglass pusher hell.
Written 24 January 2019
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Funambulator
The Rocks, Australia1,939 contributions
Dec 2017 • Friends
Of the many worthy sights for the multitude of casual
strollers on this central CDMX avenue, one not to miss is the open air exhibition of 20 Salvador Dali bronze sculptures. The sculptures reprising some of Dali’s most famous paintings are very much at home here in a pleasant garden park setting - especially as Dali is thought to have said after visiting Mex City that he couldn’t ever go back to a place that was “more surrealist than his paintings!”
A bonus for visitors is that entry to this surrealism-drenched thoroughfare is gratis! (Don’t be put off by the police guard on the entrance gate at night, they won’t bar entry to visitors to the park).
strollers on this central CDMX avenue, one not to miss is the open air exhibition of 20 Salvador Dali bronze sculptures. The sculptures reprising some of Dali’s most famous paintings are very much at home here in a pleasant garden park setting - especially as Dali is thought to have said after visiting Mex City that he couldn’t ever go back to a place that was “more surrealist than his paintings!”
A bonus for visitors is that entry to this surrealism-drenched thoroughfare is gratis! (Don’t be put off by the police guard on the entrance gate at night, they won’t bar entry to visitors to the park).
Written 8 January 2018
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bryanmantezoni
Houston, TX2,786 contributions
Dec 2017 • Friends
This street has always a lot of people walking back and forth, my favorite run is from the Zocalo to the museum of fine arts,it is about six blocks and you can find a lot of interesting people, bars, restaurants and it is just an exciting thing to do especially on the weekends and at night.
Written 22 December 2017
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digitalroc
Calgary, Canada2,141 contributions
Dec 2022
Every city has a pedestrian only street, and I expected no different in Mexico City. This street runs from Zocalo Plaza to Alameda Central Park. There are some good gifts on displayed by local hawkers. However, watch out when the police start their foot patrols, as all the hawkers fold up their goods in a blanket and scramble out of the area, this in itself is interesting to watch. I purchased a beautiful beaded hummingbird gift for 200 pesos.
Written 18 January 2023
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TravelingSoccerLoon
Saint Paul, MN5,970 contributions
Mar 2022
Vibrant pedestrianized street located in the Centro Historico always filled with people during the daytime hours. Great area for shopping and exploring the many historical sites nearby.
Written 3 January 2023
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