Plaza Valentín Gómez Farías
Named after a Mexican president, this park in a residential Mexico City neighborhood packs a whole lot of history into a small space.

📜 Park named after Mexican president Valentín Gómez Farías.
🔍 Features historical buildings, a working convent, and a 16th-century church.

Why Go

🏛️ Explore rich Mexican history and political figures, including connections to a former presidential residence.
⛪ Visit a working Dominican convent and a 16th-century church.
📚 Discover a cultural center and bookstore (Mora Institute).
✍️ Linked to famous Mexican literary figures like Octavio Paz.
🚶‍♂️ Experience a quiet residential Mexico City neighborhood.

Tips

🛍️ Visit mornings and early afternoons around Mexican holidays to buy baked goods from nuns.
🗓️ Expect roscas de reyes in early January, chiles en nogada in mid-September.

Hours

🕒 Temple of Saint John the Evangelist is somewhat abandoned and only open at random.

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