Yucatán and Campeche States Travel Guide

Yucatán and Campeche States Sights

Palacio Cantón

  • Paseo Montejo 485 Map It
  • Paseo Montejo
  • House/Mansion/Villa

Published 08/21/2015

Fodor's Review

The most compelling of the mansions on Paseo Montejo, this stately palacio was built as the residence for General Francisco Cantón between 1909 and 1911. Designed by Enrique Deserti, who also did the blueprints for the Teatro Peón Contreras, the building has a grandiose air that seems more characteristic of a mausoleum than a home: there's marble everywhere, as well as Doric and Ionic columns and other Italianate beaux arts flourishes. Temporary exhibits brighten the home.

House/Mansion/Villa
Museum/Gallery

Sight Information

Address:

Paseo Montejo 485, at Calle 43, Mérida, Yucatán, 97205, Mexico

Map It

Phone:

999-928–6719

Website: www.palaciocanton.inah.gob.mx

Sight Details:

  • M$56
  • Tues.–Sun. 8–5
  • Closed Mon.

Published 08/21/2015

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