The lovely Plaza de Armas, and its gazebo where concerts are regularly held, is lined on the east by a vast Baroque building completed in the 18C. The main reason to visit the Government Palace are the frescoes it contains by the famous muralist José..

Inaugurated in 1856, the Teatro Degollado is a masterpiece of neo-Classical architecture. It looks like an Italian temple with its capital supported by a row of Doric columns, and a pediment decorated with an allegory of the muses. The interior, in t..

A symbol of Mexican popular culture, mariachis are quite at home in Guadalajara. Literally taken by storm at nightfall, the Plaza de Mariachis comes alive with the music of violins, guitars and trumpets; the words are belted out by the musicians in c..

Behind the walls of the Casa de Caridad y de Misericordia (early 19C) stands the Instituto Cultural Cabañas, a maze of patios giving onto areas devoted to culture including exhibitions, theatre and classrooms. But the crown jewel is definitely the C..