Guadalajara
Where mariachi, tequila and most of what the world thinks Mexican means actually came from. Colonial centre, and a mural cycle worth the trip alone.
Guadalajara in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Guadalajara
Where to stay in Guadalajara
Guadalajara in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A de C.V., simplified as CD Guadalajara, and also known as Chivas de Guadalajara, is a Mexican professional football club based in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Jalisco. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at Estadio Akron.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
The Hospicio Cabañas or Cabañas Museum in Guadalajara, Jalisco was one of the oldest and largest orphanage and hospital complexes in the Americas. Now turned into a museum, the main hall hosts the magnum opus frescoes of muralist painter José Clemente Orozco. The place was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Jan 2026
ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0
Plaza de Armas is an urban square in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Aug 2026
Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mercado Libertad, better known as Mercado San Juan de Dios is located in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It is the largest indoor market in Latin America with an area of 40,000 m2 (430,000 ft2).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Luke Bales Stodola · CC BY-SA 3.0
Teatro Degollado is a neoclassical Mexican theater known for its diverse performances and artistic design. It is located in the central plaza of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on Belen Street between Hidalgo Avenue and Morelos Avenue. Many performances from cultural Mexican dances to international operas take place in this building.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2024
Adrián Cerón · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tlaquepaque, officially San Pedro Tlaquepaque, is a city and the surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Antonio Renteria Navarro · CC BY-SA 3.0
Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A de C.V., simplified as CD Guadalajara, and also known as Chivas de Guadalajara, is a Mexican professional football club based in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Jalisco. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football, and plays its home matches at Estadio Akron.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Aug 2026
The Hospicio Cabañas or Cabañas Museum in Guadalajara, Jalisco was one of the oldest and largest orphanage and hospital complexes in the Americas. Now turned into a museum, the main hall hosts the magnum opus frescoes of muralist painter José Clemente Orozco. The place was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Jan 2026
ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0
Plaza de Armas is an urban square in Centro, Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Aug 2026
Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mercado Libertad, better known as Mercado San Juan de Dios is located in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. It is the largest indoor market in Latin America with an area of 40,000 m2 (430,000 ft2).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 18 Jul 2026
Luke Bales Stodola · CC BY-SA 3.0
Teatro Degollado is a neoclassical Mexican theater known for its diverse performances and artistic design. It is located in the central plaza of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on Belen Street between Hidalgo Avenue and Morelos Avenue. Many performances from cultural Mexican dances to international operas take place in this building.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2024
Adrián Cerón · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tlaquepaque, officially San Pedro Tlaquepaque, is a city and the surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
Antonio Renteria Navarro · CC BY-SA 3.0
From the airport
When to go to Guadalajara: Oct or Nov or Mar or Apr
Dry, warm, and the hurricane season is over.
Guides about Guadalajara
The best time to visit Mexico by region, with the sargassum season forecast as the worst on record, the monarch window and the hurricane months.
Camila Duarte · 4 Sep 2026
Mexico City for remote workers, with the residency threshold that varies by consulate, real Roma and Condesa rents, and the gentrification protests of 2025.
Tobi Adeyemi · 4 Sep 2026
Three days in Mexico City at 2,240 metres, with the Frida Kahlo ticket that needs a week's notice and the Teotihuacan fee that changed in January.
Camila Duarte · 3 Sep 2026
Yes, with the care any large city needs. The neighbourhoods and the hours, the two scams that matter, and the altitude, water and earthquake facts nobody lists.
Camila Duarte · 2 Sep 2026