The Best of Guadalajara, Mexico in One Day

We are in Guadalajara, Mexico! We drove 300 kilometers from Puerto Vallarta to Guadalajara to explore this city! We only have one day in Guadalajara, and we did our best to see and experience as much as possible in our one day in Guadalajara. Mexico has plenty of awesome big cities, but Guadalajara is known to be one of the best ones to visit as a tourist in Mexico because it is stacked with culture, art, and great Jalisco food! Jalisco is the state of Mexico that Guadalajara is in, and is quite famous because it is the birthplace of tequila.

We chose to start our exploration of Guadalajara by joining a walking tour to see all the major historical and cultural sites in this impressive city. Over 2.5 hours, we visited the Plaza de la Liberacion (Liberation Plaza), Rotanda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres (Rotunda of the Illustrious Jaliscienses), Plaza Guadalajara, Guadalajara Catedral (Guadalajara Cathedral), Devil's Alley, and Plaza Tapatia. It was a jam packed tour where we learned so much about Guadalajara and the history of Jalisco .
After our walking tour, we headed to a recommended lunch spot called Los Famosas where we had the chance to try a very famous Guadalajaran food called tortas ahogadas. This affordable lunch food is a marriage of the French baguette and Mexican flavours, made in the form of a very filling sandwich. We love trying new foods in Mexico, and today's was a great success!

Possibly our favourite part of our one day in Guadalajara was our visit to San Juan de Dios market. This is the largest market in all of Latin America, and we could have easily gotten lost in the maze of stalls and sections that seemed to repeat one after the other. The only part of our day that wasn't dog-friendly was visiting Museo Cabanas, so only Mico got to see the inside of the beautiful piece of Guadalajaran history. And then, about 25 minutes away from the centre of Guadalajara is an area called Tlaquepaque which is said to be well worth the visit, even if you only have a day in Guadalajara like us. We made the drive toward the end of the day and didn't have a lot of time to look around, but we quickly learned that Tlaquepaque is a beautiful community that puts the region's arts skills on display in the best way. Not only were there sculptures and murals everywhere, but no matter where we walked we were always surrounded by musical performers showing off their abilities. We only wish we had more time and money to spend in this beautiful place!

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== Chapters ==
0:00 The strangest Air BnB tour
2:05 Guadalajara's central area
7:50 Trying tortas ahogadas
10:24 San Juan de Dios (Latin America's biggest market)
13:39 Tequila and ice cream
15:43 Mico's solo adventure
17:42 Tlaquepaque

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[mirelledominguezsalinas]

Guadalajara is one of the hearts of Mexico, it is undergoing great transformation, where Mariachi, tequila and charros were born. ❤

[cwisaac]

I moved to GDL nine months ago. Awesome coverage!! 🎉 And yes, you pronounced Tlaquepaque correctly. Well done!!

[wendywanderluxe]

That gym is awesome lol!!! Love this video and your journey so far!

[cj]

Fun times….making me crave real Mexican food! Safe travels

[loudmouthnewyorker]

Nicole and Mico Tequila Ice Cream Shack. I'll be looking for it when I visit Canada.

[maryswanson]

Love your channel! Your videos are so fun and positive!!! 😊🥳
Nicole I’m curious if you think driving down to Mazatlán from US would be safe for a solo woman? I would also have my dog too lol 🐶

[pam_musubi]

If youre still in GDL, go on a tequila tour if you havent!

[gruiz]

The Fountain of Quetzalcoatl's Self-Sacrifice

The fountain, located above a big pedestrian bridge or platform over Avenida Independencia, is seen from the sky as the feathers of Quetzalcoatl; the head should be at the bottom, not at the very top. The tail also represents the smoke or the flame of Quetzalcoatl's self-sacrifice. I Heard that adding the head could cause the bridge to collapse.

[addyskarunaratne]

Great video! I am enjoying your Mexican adventures. tip: the “h” is not pronounced in the word “ahogadas.”

[minnabee]

I find you really likeable and enjoy your videos. Food is an important part of travel blogs. Too bad you're not vegan.

[robertjohnson]

There are some news on internet saying that in Guadalajara sexual intercorse in public and exhibition are completely legalized...Is this real or you didnt see nothing there?

[BigRo-xnpn]

Are they really called beggars? It looks like she was a “merchant” trying to learn an honest living.

[TtYoDkHpEsRkGpOkHgPfGkHdF]

i am from guadalajara too and i only go to zones like andares or galerias actually a local never go to tlaquepaque or downtown

[raidergdl]

Sorry, I Live, in guadalajara and your tour guide sucks majority of the things was told wrong