Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Left
Librería Gandhi
Center
Mexican wall-hanging
Right
Arte Mexicano Para el Mundo
Shopping
!
Arte Mexicano para el
rary jewelry.
d
Calle Monte de Piedad
$PM$FOUSPt.BQ2t
tBNoQN.POo'SJBNoQN4BU
tEOTNPOUFQJFEBEDPNNY
Mundo
Reasonably priced, quality Mexi-
can handicrafts are displayed in
this pretty colonial building.
d
Monte de Piedad 11, Col Centro
t.BQ2ttXXXBSUF
NFYJDBOPDPNNY
&
La Europea
This chain of liquor stores
has one of the best selections of
tequilas and wine in the city.
d
"ZVOUBNJFOUP$PM$FOUSPt.BQ1
ttXXXMBFVSPQFBDPNNY
@
Librería Gandhi
This bookstore offers titles
in Spanish, and some in English.
They also have a good selection
of music CDs.
d
Av Juárez 4, Col
$FOUSPt.BQ/ttXXX
HBOEIJDPNNY
*
Pastelería Ideal
This bakery is famous for its
wedding and birthday cakes,
which are often complex and
colorful works of art.
d
"WEF
4FQUJFNCSF$PM$FOUSPt.BQ1t
tXXXQBTUFMFSJBJEFBMDPNNY
£
Dulcería de Celaya
Since 1874 this charming
candy store has specialized in
traditional Mexican sweets such
as crystallized fruits and candied
nuts.
d
EF.BZP$PM$FOUSP
t.BQ1t
(
Perfumes y Esencias
Fraiche
Perfumes and essences are made-
to-order, with perfumers hand-
blending the scents.
d
EF
4FQUJFNCSF$PM$FOUSPt.BQ1t
tXXXGSBJDIFDPNNY
)
Catedral Vendors
$
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Shops
The first floor lobby offers three
shops, an excellent bookstore, a
music shop, and a small gift
shop
TFFQQo
.
%
Museo de Arte Popular
In front of the Catedral
Metropolitana, vendors offer
religious relics, prayer cards, and
rosaries. Near Templo Mayor,
vendors present Mexican crafts
TFFQQo
.
The large shop located in the
lobby of the Museo de Arte
Popular offers bright and colorful
Mexican folk art and handicrafts
TFFQ
.
^
Nacional Monte de Piedad
#FMMBT
"SUFT
"MBNFEB
$FOUSBM
"MMFOEF
The large showrooms of the
National Pawnshop are filled with
glittering antique and contempo-
+VÈSF[
4BO+VBO
EF-FUSÈO
72