Puebla in a few words
Hotel del Portal
Puebla de los Angeles, World Heritage City, an authentic museum of the essence of Mexico. Here women dressed for the first time the costume of the china poblana, today the national symbol. Here lived Catalina de San Juan. Here, mole poblano, chiles en nogada were cooked and sweets were prepared, which are the flagship of Mexican cuisine.
Under the protection of three volcanoes, between the mythical Tenochtitlan - today Mexico City - and Veracruz, this Novo-Hispanic city flourished for centuries. Of its wealth speaks the beautiful covered facades of Talavera, its churches, convents, archive or its magnificent Palafoxiana Library. Nowadays, Puebla continues being a cultural center of reference in Mexico.
The Main Square (zocalo), in front of the magnificent Cathedral, has always been the heart of this quiet city. The cafes and restaurants at the portals are the meeting places. From here the visitor walks and discovers houses with dolls and alfeñiques (barley sugar), extraordinary works of Talavera, baroque chapels covered with gold, a bohemian Barrio del Artista, a street full of typical sweets and the most inspired kitchens in Mexico. For all these reasons, Puebla is for walking, admiring and savoring
El Zócalo, presidido por la imponente Catedral, ha sido siempre el corazón de esta tranquila ciudad. Y los cafés y restaurantes bajo los portales, el lugar de reunión. Desde aquí el visitante pasea y descubre casas con muñecos y alfeñiques, extraordinarios trabajos de Talavera, capillas barrocas cubiertas de oro, un bohemio Barrio de los Artistas, una calle llena de Dulces y las cocinas más inspiradas de México. Porque Puebla se camina, se admira y se saborea.