This palace was built was Porfirio Diaz in the 20th-century. It reminds you of a French monument because of the architectonical style. In addition you can admire the inside of this building decorated with mural paintings by Diego Rivera or Rufino Tamayo, both of them famous Mexican painters. Besides being the centre of art expositions in the city, concerts and ballet performances take place in Bellas Arte's auditorium. Do not miss this opportunity to go and enjoy it.

Av Hidalgo 1, Centro, CP 06050, Deleg. Cuauhtémoc, México, DF;
Tel: 512 2593, 521 9251, ext. 152, 153, 154;
Lada sin costo: 01 800 90 440

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This beautiful palace is located next to the Alameda park. In its interior, one can observe a perfect mix of neoclassical, art nouveau, and art deco styles, together with murals by Rufino Tamayo and Diego Rivera. Besides the spaces dedicated to art exhibits, it has an enormous hall where you can enjoy a Mexican Folkloric Dance show on Wednesday and Sunday nights (35 to 60 euros). Seasonal tip: during Christmas season "The Nutcracker" is performed here. Closed on Mondays. Sundays free entrance (rest of the week: 3 euros).

Av. Hidalgo 1, Col. Centro.
Nearest station: Metro Bellas Artes.

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In her enthralling 'Survivors in Mexico', Dame Rebecca West sums up the architecture of districts like Condesa and Roma:
"In Mexico City there is in street after street of tiny houses an architectural carnival. Here a small balconied reference to Venice is squeezed up against a neoclassical edifice rubbing its miniscule colonnades against the product of what someone remembers about the Bauhaus from an article seen in a dentist's waiting room."

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The Aztec rooms are the most impressive, but the museum also has ample collections from the other great civilizations that flourished in MesoAmerica much earlier. The building is Mexican modern architecture at its best, but the explanations on the exhibits lack depth.

Paseo de la Reforma, opposite Chapultepec Park main entrance; Tue-Sun 9am-7pm; admission 38 pesos; nearest metro: Chapultepec

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