Plaza Principal (Zócalo)

As in most Mexican cities, the central plaza is an ideal place to capture the ambiance of the town. The impressively large one in Puebla is a real beauty with fountains, gardens, shade trees, wrought-iron benches, and a lace of paths. At its center is a statue of the Archangel San Miguel, the patron saint of Puebla. The square is faced on three sides by an arcade that stretches in front of handsome Colonial buildings, and on the fourth side is dominated by the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.