San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico.
San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Catedral de San Luis Potosí
Possibly one of the foremost known Mexican cathedrals by sight, its construction started in 1670 and was completed in 1730.
- 02Templo de la Nuestra Senora del Carmen
18th-century Baroque church with notable paintings.
- 03Templo de San Francisco de Asis
Its stature before the San Francisco garden foreground can be quite appealing.
- 04Museo Federico Silva
Art museum specializing in contemporary sculpture, especially the works of sculptor Federico Silva, who employs cubist techniques with a strong Aztec influence.
- 05Museo Nacional de Mascaras
Tue-Fri 10ː00-17ː45, Sat 10ː00-16ː45, Sun 10ː00-14ː30.
- 06Museo Regional Potosino
Calle de Galeana con Independencia (next to Templo de San Francisco),.
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Things to do
Stroll through the Centro Histórico while the sun is fading and you will be able to take amazing photos of the beautiful architecture. During holiday periods (Christmas and Easter) there are twilight light shows in Plaza de Armas and Plaza de los Fundadores. It is a festival atmosphere with lots of people mingling in the plazas and surrounding streets.
- 01Parque Tangamanga I
- 02Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Atletico San Luis is a top-tier professional soccer team in the Liga MX.
- 03Cerro de la Pepsi
It's a 20 min hike uphill to the mountain top.
- 04Viewpoint
On this track you can see cacti, goats, a stream and maybe bovine.
- 05Mexquitic de Carmona – 20
It's a trip to a village in the beautiful mountains.
- 06Cerro de San Pedro – 22
Take bus line 39 from Alameda to Zapatilla.
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Where to eat
San Luis Potosí has many good restaurants in the downtown area. Walk up Venustiano Carranza and you will find many of the city's top culinary gems. One of the entrees the city is uniquely known for is its enchiladas potosinas, which are enchiladas made with ancho peppers and corn dough. San Luis Potosí has some street-food, either bicycles, small carts, or even trucks.
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Getting to San Luis Potosí
- Airports
- Guanajuato (BJX), 209 km · Aguascalientes (AGU), 218 km · Querétaro Intercontinental (QRO), 222 km
- Silao → San Luis PotosíTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Aguascalientes → San Luis Potosí139 km · quickest by road, 3h 2m · MX$150–200
- Querétaro → San Luis Potosí187 km · quickest by road, 4h 35m · MX$240–315
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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- Get in}} There are shared rides offered on Blablacar, which are about 30-50% cheaper than intercity buses.
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