Colonia Vista Alegre, Mexico City

Name: Colonia Vista Alegre
Address: Mexico City, Mexico

#346 among attractions in Mexico City

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Colonia Vista Alegre is a colonia in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City just south of the city's historic center. The boundaries of the colonia are formed by the following streets: Calzada de Chabacano to the south, José T. Cuellar to the north, Colonia Paulino Narvarro to the east and Calzada de Tlalpan to the west. The name, which translates to “Happy View,” derives from the view of what was then countryside which permitted views of the Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl volcanos as well as the Sierra del Ajusco and Sierra de las Cruces mountains. ()

Coordinates: 19°24'37"N, 99°7'58"W

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Cuauhtémoc (Vista Alegre)Mexico City Mexico

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Colonia Vista Alegre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: La Merced Market, Mercado Jamaica, Mercado de Sonora, Regina Coeli Convent Church.

1.3 miNE
Shopping, Market, Flea market
La Merced Market, Mexico City
33 min walk • La Merced Market is a vibrant and bustling hub of commerce in the heart of Mexico City, Mexico. Known for its extensive variety of goods and lively atmosphere, it is one of the largest traditional markets in the entire country.
0.7 miE
Shopping, Market, Farmer's market
Mercado Jamaica, Mexico City
17 min walk • Mercado Jamaica is one of Mexico City’s traditional public markets where various vendors sell their wares in an established location. This market began in the 1950s as part of efforts to urbanize the markets in the area.
1 miNE
Shopping, Market, Flea market
Mercado de Sonora, Mexico City
26 min walk • Mercado de Sonora is a city-established traditional market, located just southeast of the historic center of Mexico City in the Colonia Merced Balbuena neighborhood.
1.3 miN
Church, Baroque architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Regina Coeli Convent Church, Mexico City
34 min walk • Regina Coeli Convent Church is a Roman Catholic parish church and former convent built in the historic center of Mexico City, on the corner of Regina and Bolivar Streets. The church building is the only functioning portion of a former 16th century convent.
0.9 miN
Square
Plaza Tlaxcoaque, Mexico City
24 min walk • Tlaxcoaque is a plaza located in the historic center of Mexico City which has given its name to both the 17th-century church that is on it and the blocks that surround it.
0.9 miE
Museum
Centro Cultural Isidro Fabela, Mexico City
23 min walk • La Casa del Risco, also known as Centro Cultural Isidro Fabela, is a museum located in front of the Plaza San Jacinto in San Angel neighborhood at southern Mexico City. The Centro was inaugurated on October 2, 1963, as a donation from Isidro Fabela and his wife, Doña Josefina de Fabela, on October 8, 1958.
0.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Texcoco, Mexico City
17 min walk • Lake Texcoco was a natural lake within the "Anahuac" or Valley of Mexico. Lake Texcoco is best known as where the Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlan, which was located on an island within the lake.
1.1 miN
Museum
Museo de Charrería, Mexico City
28 min walk • The Museo de Charrería or Charrería Museum is located in the historic center of Mexico City on Izazaga Street, in an old monastery which was dedicated to the Virgin of Montserrat. The monastery closed in 1821 and the building deteriorated significantly until it was decided to rehabilitate it as a tourist attraction.
1.2 miN
Interesting neighbourhood
La Merced, Mexico City
32 min walk • La Merced is a barrio or a neighborhood of Mexico City defined by its socioeconomics and history rather than by an official designation.
0.4 miS
Neighbourhood
Colonia Asturias, Mexico City
11 min walk • Colonia Asturias is a colonia or neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough, south of the historic center of Mexico City.
0.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Colonia Algarín, Mexico City
15 min walk • Colonia Algarín is a very small working class residential neighborhood located south of the historic center of Mexico City. Its border to the north is Eje 3 Sur José Peón Contreras, to the south Viaducto Miguel Alemán, to the east San Antonio Abad Ave and to the west Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas.

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Which popular attractions are close to Colonia Vista Alegre?

Nearby attractions include Colonia Paulino Navarro, Mexico City (6 min walk), Colonia Ampliación Asturias, Mexico City (6 min walk), Colonia Asturias, Mexico City (11 min walk), Colonia Obrera, Mexico City (14 min walk).

How to get to Colonia Vista Alegre by public transport?

The nearest stations to Colonia Vista Alegre:

Metro

Chabacano • Lines: 2, 8, 9 (4 min walk)
San Antonio Abad • Lines: 2 (11 min walk)

Train

Chabacano (5 min walk)
San Antonio Abad (11 min walk)

Bus

Andrés Molina • Lines: Línea 2 Tacubaya → Tepalcates, Línea 2 Tepalcates → Tacubaya (23 min walk)
Cetram Santa Anita (23 min walk)