Gay Heritage Walking Tour in Mexico City

Sightseeing  :  Mexico  :  Distrito Federal  :  Mexico City  :  Cultural Tours

Enjoy a historical tour about gay and lesbians in the very heart of Mexico City. You'll visit specific places to get an insight into their history. Some of the places visited include Santo Domingo Square. You will be accompanied by a professional guide.Your walking tour starts in an Aztec site to know about attitudes towards the human body in the Pre-Hispanic age. After this, we arrive to a square, where "sodomites" had to face inquisition in early times. Learn about this, and also know how famous men and women managed to have relationships in different historical times. You'll also pass shops with colorful display of bizzare objects, handicrafts and curious corners. Then, you'll walk along lovely colonial mansions, some of them with the memories of elegant men and women devoted to their lovers.

Finally, you'll arrive to the Blue Tiles house to admire its architecture, and the famous artists and writers who gave splendor to Mexican culture. During this walking tour, you'll be able to make memorable pictures and taste the local flavors in downtown area topping-off a great historical experience.

Overall, the places you'll visit are: Zocalo (Main Square), Carmen street, Santo Domingo Square, Inquisition building, La Profesa Church, Madero Street, Downtown art center, and the Blue Tiles house.