Guadalajara is one of the largest cities in Mexico. Accordingly, the centre is of course relatively large and also quite ‘normal’ and untouristic. Of course, there are fountains and really beautiful pedestrian walkways etc., but you rather feel the Mexican vibe of a big city here. Which is kind of cool and actually typical of big cities though. Nevertheless….. To be honest – and I apologise in advance to everyone from Guadalajara as well as everyone who loves this city – I wasn’t impressed by it. Not at all. Like don’t get me wrong, the centre of Guadalajara and the streets are really beautiful and not to be despised at all and there were also corners that kind of had the wow factor, but I just didn’t catch the spark. Like I just didn’t feel it. Perhaps it was because everything was beautiful, but nothing really knocks you off the floor. Or at least that’s how it was for me. Except for the Plaza de la Liberación. That was impressive.
And so… Guadalajara’s streets and the centre are beautiful and there’s a lot to see, but Guadalajara has neither the charm of the small towns nor the proud beauty that simply knocks you out, like Mexico City, for example. Guadalajara is more of a city where you have to live and get to know its corners in order to like it – or so I think/guess. But maybe it’s just me and I’m just really weird 😀

Go or not? Honestly? It’s not a must for me personally from a tourist perspective. Still, it’s one of the biggest cities and it is very close to Tequila (where tequila literally comes from), as well as Tlaquepaque (super cute) and other cool things. Apart from that, Guadalajara is said to have a cool party life. So I would just say up to you. And if you’re there, you should of course also take in the centre and the streets 😉 (the centre being more important though)