Faros Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Naval Historical Museum showing interior views
Naval Historical Museum which includes interior views
Bastion of Santiago Museum featuring heritage elements
Faros
Naval Historical Museum showing interior views

Popular places to visit

Carranza Lighthouse featuring a city, a square or plaza and a statue or sculpture

Carranza Lighthouse

Overlooking the port of Veracruz is a grandiose neoclassical building featuring a lighthouse that once guided ships around the city’s bay.

Carranza Lighthouse
Naval Historical Museum featuring a square or plaza and military items

Naval Historical Museum

Artillery displays, model ships and portrayals of historic battles bring Mexico’s naval past to life at this modern and informative museum.

Naval Historical Museum
Bastion of Santiago Museum featuring heritage elements

Bastion of Santiago Museum

Visit the sole surviving fort from Veracruz’s ancient city wall. Today, the structure houses a museum of pre-Hispanic and colonial-era relics.

Bastion of Santiago Museum
Veracruz Harbour featuring a square or plaza, a sunset and a city

Veracruz Harbour

Watch the busy maritime activity, admire grand architectural structures and visit a 16th-century Spanish colonial fortress at this historic port.

Veracruz Harbour
Veracruz Aquarium featuring interior views and marine life

Veracruz Aquarium

Spot exotic fish, dive with sharks, swim with dolphins and get up-close with tropical birds at this superb aquarium.

Veracruz Aquarium
San Juan de Ulua Castle featuring heritage elements and a lake or waterhole

San Juan de Ulua Castle

Once the main landing point for new arrivals to Spanish-ruled Mexico, this 16th-century fortress is shrouded in the legends of explorers and pirate attacks.

San Juan de Ulua Castle

Activities

Veracruz Hop-on Hop-off City Tour plus Aquarium

Veracruz Hop-on Hop-off City Tour plus Aquarium

NZ$34
per adult
80% of travellers recommend
Veracruz Hop-on Hop-off City Tour plus Aquarium
Turibus Hop-on Hop-off City Tour Veracruz

Veracruz Hop-on Hop-off City Tour

NZ$12
per adult
Veracruz Hop-on Hop-off City Tour
Veracruz: Sightseeing City Tour and Aquarium

Veracruz: Panoramic Sightseeing City Tour and Aquarium

NZ$34
per adult
Veracruz: Panoramic Sightseeing City Tour and Aquarium
Veracruz Hop-on Hop-off City Tour plus Attractions

Veracruz Hop-on Hop-off City Tour plus Wax Museum and Ripley Museum

NZ$39
per adult
Veracruz Hop-on Hop-off City Tour plus Wax Museum and Ripley Museum
Veracruz: Hop-On Hop-Off Double-Decker Bus Tour

Veracruz: Panoramic Sightseeing City Bus Tour

NZ$12
per adult
Veracruz: Panoramic Sightseeing City Bus Tour
Full Day Tour to Catemaco and Los Tuxtlas with Transportation

Full Day Tour to Catemaco and Los Tuxtlas with Transportation

NZ$151
per adult
100% of travellers recommend
Full Day Tour to Catemaco and Los Tuxtlas with Transportation
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Our pick of the best Faros Hotel Deals

Emporio Veracruz Hotel

Emporio Veracruz Hotel

3.5 out of 5
Paseo Del Malecon No 244, Veracruz, VER
The price is NZ$147 per night from 7 Oct to 8 Oct
NZ$147
7 Oct - 8 Oct
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3.5-star spa hotel in Veracruz. Enjoy 2 outdoor pools, a full-service spa, and 3 restaurants. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,501 reviews)
"Great hotel in the heart of the boat district, a couple blocks away from the main city plaza and undergoing light renovations that will bring it back to its glory days as the reference hotel in Veracruz"

Reviewed on 22 Sept 2025

Emporio Veracruz Hotel
Hotel Mar y Tierra Veracruz

Hotel Mar y Tierra Veracruz

3 out of 5
Cap, de Fragata Pedro Sainz De Baranda, S/N Fracc.Faros, Veracruz, VER
Stay at this 3-star business-friendly hotel in Veracruz. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,012 reviews)
"It was good and safe, just problems with the WiFi"

Reviewed on 27 Aug 2025

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Hotel Mar y Tierra Veracruz
Hotel Baluarte

Hotel Baluarte

3 out of 5
Francisco Canal n 265 and 16 de Sept., Col. Faros, Veracruz, VER
The price is NZ$91 per night from 28 Sept to 29 Sept
NZ$91
28 Sept - 29 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3-star business-friendly hotel in Veracruz. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in our ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,005 reviews)
"Buena atención"

Reviewed on 11 July 2025

Hotel Baluarte
Fiesta Inn Veracruz Malecon

Fiesta Inn Veracruz Malecon

3.5 out of 5
General Figueroa No 68, Veracruz, VER
The price is NZ$154 per night from 19 Oct to 20 Oct
NZ$154
19 Oct - 20 Oct
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3.5-star eco-certified hotel in Veracruz. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a rooftop terrace. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (872 reviews)
"The front desk people are very friendly."

Reviewed on 4 July 2025

Fiesta Inn Veracruz Malecon
Ruiz Milán Hotel

Ruiz Milán Hotel

2.5 out of 5
Paseo del Malecón esq. Gómez Farias, Veracruz, VER
Fully refundable
The price is NZ$109 per night from 30 Sept to 1 Oct
NZ$109
30 Sept - 1 Oct
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this hotel in Veracruz. Enjoy free WiFi, room service, and a 24-hour front desk. Popular attractions Veracruz Harbour and Veracruz Aquarium are located ...
7/10 Good! (484 reviews)
"Wonderful staff and fantastic location but this is a 2-star hotel. You get what you pay for. You may get mould on walls, only half the light fixtures working and a cockroach on your bed as we did. And we supposedly got a renovated room. So if you’re looking for practical this is your place but not ..."

Reviewed on 2 Jan 2025

Ruiz Milán Hotel
Hotel Posada del Carmen

Hotel Posada del Carmen

3 out of 5
Victimas del 25 de Junio, #165 esq., Xicotencatl, Veracruz, VER
Stay at this 3-star hotel in Veracruz. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a rooftop terrace. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
7.4/10 Good! (309 reviews)
"Estuvo bien el hotel, buen ambiente y limpieza"

Reviewed on 15 Oct 2024

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Other neighbourhoods around Faros

Carranza Lighthouse which includes a city and a bay or harbour

Malecon

3/5(2 area reviews)

Malecon is popular for its abundant dining options, and if you're looking for more to see and do, you might think about a trip to Veracruz Aquarium or Zócalo.

Malecon
Veracruz Cathedral featuring performance art, a church or cathedral and a square or plaza

Los Portales

While visiting Los Portales, you might make a stop by sights like Zócalo and Palacio Municipal.

Los Portales
Veracruz Cathedral featuring performance art, a church or cathedral and a square or plaza

Old Town Veracruz

Waterfront views, historical sites and spas highlight some of the noteworthy features of Old Town Veracruz. Make a stop by Zócalo or Veracruz Harbour while you're exploring the neighbourhood.

Old Town Veracruz
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Zona Centro

While there might not be top attractions in Zona Centro, you can explore the larger area and discover places like Zócalo and Benito Juarez Auditorium.

Zona Centro
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Ignacio Zaragoza

If you're spending some time in Ignacio Zaragoza, Villa del Mar Beach and Veracruzano Coral Reef System National Park are top sights worth seeing.

Ignacio Zaragoza
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Vista Mar

If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Vista Mar and surrounding area, you can visit Benito Juarez Auditorium and Veracruz Aquarium.

Vista Mar

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