Veracruz (city) - Veracruz (Stadt)

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Veracruz
StateVeracruz
Residents
428.323 (2010)
height
10 m
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Veracruz

Veracruz is the largest city in the eponymous Veracruz Provincebut not its capital. In addition, Veracruz has been an important port city since the time of the Conquista.

Map of Veracruz (City)

background

getting there

By plane

The 1 Veracruz AirportVeracruz Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaVeracruz Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryVeracruz Airport (Q3274799) in the Wikidata database(IATA: VER) is 10 km southwest of the city center. There are some connections within Mexico and (as of 2019) a connection to Houston.

The onward journey into the city takes place by taxi or car.

By train

Only goods traffic is handled via the rail link to Veracruz. As in all of Mexico, there is no passenger traffic by train.

By bus

Veracruz can be reached by bus in all directions with numerous and frequently frequented connections. The bus ride to Mexico City takes about five to six hours and costs around 500 MXN. The 2 Veracruz bus station is centrally located in the city.

In the street

By boat

Although it is a port city, Veracruz has no passenger traffic. Cruise ships also do not call at Veracruz (as of 2019).

mobility

Tourist Attractions

  • 1  San Juan de Ulúa fortress. Built as a fortress, then under the rule of Porfirio Díaz used as a prison where horror stories can be heard about his torture. The fortress is located near the piers and can be visited on a guided tour.
  • 2  Museo Baluarte de Santiago, Plaza Baluarte de Santiago, Av. Valentín Gómez Farías, Faros, 91709 Veracruz, Ver. Tel.: 52 229 9311059. The last remaining part of the former city wall.last change: Aug. 2020
  • 3  Casa Museo de Agustin Lara, Blvrd Adolfo Ruiz Cortine. Tel.: 52 229 937 0209. House of the composer Agustin Lara, now a museum.
  • 4  Faro Venustiano Carranza (lighthouse), Xicoténcatl, Centro, 91700 Veracruz, Ver. Tel.: 52 229 2169017. last change: Aug. 2020
  • 5  Acuario de Veracruz, Blvd. Manuel Ávila Camacho S / n, Ricardo Flores Magón, 91900 Veracruz, Ver. last change: Aug. 2020
  • 6  Museo de la Ciudad de Veracruz (Art museum), Centro, 91700 Veracruz, Mexico. last change: Aug. 2020
  • 7  Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Mario Molina 173, Centro, 91700 Veracruz, Ver. Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción on Facebook.last change: Aug. 2020

activities

  • 1  Playa Villa del Mairlast change: Aug. 2020
  • 2  Playa Hornoslast change: Aug. 2020

shop

  • 1  Mercado Hidalgo, Av. Francisco I. Madero, Centro, 91700 Veracruz, Ver. last change: Aug. 2020

kitchen

Cheap

medium

Upscale

nightlife

accommodation

Cheap

medium

Upscale

Learn

Work

security

health

  • 1  Farmacia Azteca, González Pages 238, Zona Centro, 91700 Veracruz, Ver. Tel.: 52 229 9317082. last change: Aug. 2020
  • 2  Hospital Español Veracruz, 16 de Septiembre # 955, Centro, 91700 Veracruz, Ver. last change: Aug. 2020

Practical advice

trips

literature

Web links

http://www.veracruzmunicipio.gob.mx/ - Veracruz official website

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