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Legends and gastronomy of Puebla

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Duration: 4 hours
Languages: English
Guru: edgar
Registered on 18 September 2025
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My family has had a Mexican restaurant for 47 years. If there's one thing I know and love, it's the history of food.
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Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

Join me on this legends tour. At the end of the tour, we'll taste some of Puebla's typical dishes.

  • Legend: The Friar's Dream

Location: Zócalo of Puebla in the historic center
We will learn the legend of how a dream was the origin of the founding of Puebla and why it is named Puebla de los Ángeles.

  • Legend: The Maria Bell

Location: cathedral
We discover the legend of how it was possible for a bell weighing 2 tons to be placed in the cathedral tower.

  • Legend: Whispers from the Library

Location: Palafoxian Library
We discover the first public library in the Americas and the legend of a shelf that leads to a hidden basement containing forbidden knowledge.

  • Legend: The legend of the Ovando Bridge

Location: Analco neighborhood
This legend tells of the forbidden love that a Spanish noblewoman had with a mestizo man. And why it is believed that it is dangerous to cross the bridge after midnight.

  • Legend: The Hidden Bridge

Location: Bubas Bridge
We will discover a bridge that has been kept hidden from everyone and what its function was in ancient times.

  • Legend: The Novice's Prank

Location: Candy Street
We will learn about the legend of the creation of the typical sweets of Puebla, especially that of sweet potatoes, and we will taste some of these traditional sweets.

  • Legend: Pirate Chapel

Location: Rosary Chapel
We discovered the legend about why this church was visited by adventurous sailors and pirates before going to Europe or going to Mexico City.

  • Legend of mole poblano

Location of the former convent of Santa Rosa
We will learn about the legend in an old cloistered convent where there is a kitchen completely made of Puebla Talavera and you will learn about the legend about the creation of mole poblano.

  • Legend of the forbidden convent

Location: Convent of Santa Monica
We will visit a former cloistered convent where once they became nuns they could never leave again and we will discover the legend of how some nuns managed to keep the convent running even when it was prohibited by the government. And how it was that a detective discovered them and expelled them from this convent.

  • Legend: The secret tunnels of Puebla

Location: Historic Passage of May 5th
We will visit the secret tunnels of the city of Puebla and discover the legend that says what they were used for and how the battle of May 5 was won thanks to these tunnels.

At the end of the tour we will eat the five typical dishes of Puebla:
Mole poblano

  • Chalupas
  • Arab tacos
  • Cemita
  • Chile nogada
  • Beer and soda

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:
Right in front of the cathedral in the Zócalo of Puebla next to the San Miguel fountain
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Free entry
Zócalo de Puebla
2
Entry not included
Biblioteca Palafoxiana
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Free entry
Catedral de Puebla
Tour map

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €15 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).


Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group bookings.
Pets
Not suitable for bringing pets.

What should I know?

Minimum attendees
Does not require a minimum number of people to conduct the tour.
Additional costs
The tour requires payment for entries or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you cannot attend the tour, please cancel the reservation, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Electronic or card payment accepted.
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