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City in Nuevo León, Mexico
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Linares is a small city of about 70,000 inhabitants (2020) in the northern state of Nuevo León, Mexico. Linares is one of Mexico's Pueblos Mágicos.
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Small regional history museum with galleries on the lower level displaying art and galleries on the second floor displaying historical and cultural exhibits.
Zocalo
The town's main plaza is a beautifully landscaped oasis with paths, monuments, iron benches, lots of pigeons and the big colorful letters spelling out the town's name. Several colonial era buildings border the plaza, including the Museo de Linares, the Palacio Municipal, and the Basilica San Felipe. Thursday nights the plaza comes alive with light shows, music, entertainers, and lots of food vendors.
Beautiful clean-lined neoclassical church built by the Franciscans in 1715. Inside the main church, a series of spectacular fresco murals portray biblical scenes of Jesus, such as the last supper.
Inviting casual palapa style dining room serving grilled steaks, especially arracherra with all the fixings. For something lighter, try the gorditas de manteca.
Traditional Mexican restaurant focusing on grilled meats. Chicken, steaks, burgers, tacos. Casual atmosphere, large portions, moderate prices.
Japanese sushi restaurant. Food is good but service can be slow.
Moderate hotel with large, clean rooms. Desk staff speak English. On-site restaurant and bar.
Cheap hotel that's dated with very basic rooms but a convenient central location.
Moderate hotel with clean, comfortable rooms. Parking is across the street. No restaurant on-site.
Moderate hotel with friendly service and clean rooms with cold air conditioning. Small on-site parking lot.
By bus
Many bus lines, including Grupo Senda, Noreste, Futura, and Transportes Frontera operate several daily buses to Linares and points south.
Taxis and Ubers will be your best bet, though if you're sticking to the downtown Centro area you can probably get around by foot just fine. Taxis are plentiful and there are a couple of sitios on Av.
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