Tlaxcala City is the Capital City of the State of Tlaxcala located 120 km from Mexico City, by the federal highways 150, 190, 136 and 119 in Mexico.

Tlaxcala City has beautiful Colonial Style constructions such as:

• The Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion

• The Parish of San Jose, which is an example of Tlaxcaltecan-Baroque-Style

• The Chapel of La Tercera Orden, where you can admire the first pulpit in America

• The Culture House

• The Archaeological Museum, which has a valuable collection of ceramics

• La Picota, a place where the conquerors martyrized the Indians to submit them

• The Plaza de Armas, with its octagonal fountain

• The Pinacotheca

• The Bullring

• The Handicrafts Market

• The Xicotencatl Theater, with its facade built with gray quarry stone

• The Government Palace, where you can admire interesting murals depicting the life of ancient Tlaxcaltecan, these murals were painted by Desiderio Hernandez Xochitiotzin

• The Alhondiga and the Capilla Real de Indios, built in the XVI century

• The Juarez Square and the Exhibition Hall, where the annual Tlaxcala Fair is celebrated

In the Tlaxcala City, saturday is the Market Day. This is the most important market in the State of Tlaxcala because of the wide variety of merchandise you can buy there.

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