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Holiday Hotspot Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City
Mexico City is less intimidating than you think and a real treasure if you take the time to get to know it, feel it and understand it. Tourists can enjoy sophistication, art, culture and history around every corner. The geographical points of interests include the Historic Centre with the Zocalo (the second largest Town Square in the world), several fine museums and im-
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portant historic sites. The influence of the Aztecs and the Spanish can be felt and seen amongst the buildings and architecture. The Metropolitan Cathedral started in 1572 and completed 250 years later is the largest church in Latin America and home to varied colonial art. The Paseo de La Reforma and Chapultepec Park spans several miles along the city’s grand eastwest and is a must see. Southern Mexico City is home to the National University, the ruins of Cuicuilco, the pic-
turesque suburbs of San Angel and Coyoacan, and the fascinating floating gardens of Xochimilco. Flat bottom boats take visitors through the remains of a former rural canal system. The ruins at “Teotihuacan” located about 50 km north of Mexico City are an ideal day trip for history and anthropology buffs. The name of the site, which means “place of the gods,” comes from the Aztecs. Teotihuacan had already been abandoned for hundreds of years, but the Aztecs considered it a sacred place full of myths and legends. Tour company “Journeys Beyond the Surface” offer many tour options. Founder & Iranian citizen Mojdeh acts as coordinator and occasional guide, working in collaboration with a small group of extraordinary people who love and respect Mexico. www. travelmexicocity.com.mx Four Seasons Hotel Mexico DF is ideally situated on the Paseo de la Reforma, near Chapultepec Park with the National Museum of Anthropology and History, shopping
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and residential areas nearby. The property sweeps you back to the colonial period without losing the modernity sought by today’s luxury traveler. The Four Seasons’ most impressive feature is a large, planted central courtyard inspired by a nearby castle, once a presidential palace and sacred site for the Aztecs. Most recently and under French-based avant-garde designers Gilles & Boissier, Four Seasons will later this year unveil new looks in all of its 240 guest
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rooms and suites, as well as the lobby, corridors and meeting rooms. Even the Hotel’s façade will have a refreshed appearance. In addition to the new bold, elegant interiors, Four Seasons will introduce several new dining concepts, and a new luxury barbershop to augment its spa and wellness offering. The legendary “Reforma 500 “restaurant will re-emerge as a new dining concept in August 2015. Avail of a special complimentary fourth night
with every three consecutive paid during the restoration period. Full rates available at www.fourseasons.com Air France departs Dublin daily via Paris Charles De Gaulle to Mexico. www.airfrance.ie Robert Walshe is a travel broadcaster with Q Radio in Northern Ireland and Travel Editor for River Media newspaper titles across the island of Ireland. www.robertwalshe. com