Fourth Section: the new one

Don't miss

• Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec. Eight screens, open-air forum and video library; $70 general, $50 for students and seniors, and $50 for everyone on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Open seven days a week.
• Former Santa Fe Gunpowder Factory. A 19th-century community cultural center with a play library, cinema, vegetable garden and reading corner. Free; Wed-Fri 11:00 am-6:00 pm, Sat-Sun 10:00 am-4:00 pm.
• Old Vasco de Quiroga Hermitage. A 17th-century oratory with 24 free weekend workshops.
• Santa Fe Spring and Tacubaya Ravine. Ethnobotanical garden, lookout and trails; Saturdays and Sundays only, 10:00 am-3:00 pm.
• Polvorines Park. Pollinator gardens, outdoor gyms and dog parks; Tue-Sun 5:00 am-7:00 pm.
• National Art Storage and Collections. Still being fitted out; opening date to be announced.

Where to eat

The Cineteca's café and candy shop. Bring the rest.

Getting there

Cablebús Line 3 Cineteca Nacional/Bodega de Arte and Vasco de Quiroga (terminal) stations; "El Insurgente" interurban train, Vasco de Quiroga station; RTP bus routes 115 and 118. Parking at the Cineteca (233 spaces) and the former factory.

Tips

• Evening plan: a $50 screening at the Cineteca on a Tuesday or Wednesday.
• The spring only opens on weekends: combine it with the hermitage workshops.
• From Toluca or Santa Fe, El Insurgente drops you steps from the cable car.