"MONTERREY - City of Mountains" Monterrey by TinyTuck
Monterrey Travel Guide: 395 reviews and 487 photos
I spent one month in Monterrey, doing an internship for my studies, and I definately had a great time!!
Monterrey, capital of the State of Nuevo León, is located in the North of Mexico just 300km from the Texas border. It´s a modern industrial city (very americanized) of about 4 million and growing. Monterrey is a great valley, surrounded by mountains, the most famous one being the "Serro de la Silla" (=horse saddle mountain).
The temperatures here are extreme: either very hot or very cold, really weird. I can´t say that it´s the nicest place I´ve seen in Mexico, but it sure has its charming places.
The Macroplaza is the place in the city center where you can find most of the sights of Monterrey packed in a small area: the cathedrale, the government buildings, interesting statues, parks, ... It's a great area to stroll around, relax and watch people. You won't starve either considering all the street vendors offering delicious food!
The Barrio Antiguo, the older colonial part of the city, is located right behind the Macroplaza area. It´s kinda dead during day time but famous for it´s nightlife on Thursday through Saturday. It offers a great variety of bars and discos for every taste.
The Zona Rosa is NOT only for gays, but it's the name of the city´s modern shopping area.
That's what you often here from dissapointed tourists (who usually don't even waste their time here), Americans on business travels (this group of visitors is far more frequent, for this reason every Caucasian will be taken for a "Gringo" if not stated otherwise), Mexicans from other parts of the country, and even from locals!
I have to say, of course Monterrey is Mexico, even if in this area you won't find remains of acient Indian cultures. Monterrey is a modern and wealthy business city and doesn`t miss out on any shopping center or fast food chain (except for maybe Taco Bell ;-) ) which will make an American feel at home.
Still it has retained much of its Mexican charme. You will see taco stands and street venders en masse, hear Mexican music, especially Norteño (Northern Mexican's answer to US country music), and see true Mariachis. The traditional instrument is the acordeon.
- Pros:Almost tourist free, around the city there are national parks and other beautiful spots for relaxing, hiking and other outdoor activities
- Cons:Pretty Americanized, extreme temperatures, relatively expensive!
- In a nutshell:Modern business city which offers quite a lot of sights and activities
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Grutas de García (caves) Go by bus and then take a taxi or hitchhike. An old rail car takes you up the mountain to the... more travel advice
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Comments (11)
this is such a bad page for me... so incredibly bad!! now i need to visit this place... instantly!! ;-)
Excellent page!!! I love Monterrey and have so many friends there!!!!!
Hi Stefanie,, Great page. Nice pictures and tips. same u..... Happy traveling
Exotic home page and beautiful albums..Nice tips...Many many happy returns of the day.Wishing you a happy birthday....
It must be a nice colorful city that you like so much!
Thanks for the overview. I may have a chance to move here with work and your page has helped out with some questions I had. Thanks for the info!
mexico is a lot more mountainous than people think
wow, what an interesting place!
EXCELLENT INFO & PICS..
Great page!
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