Exploring Valladolid by foot is easy, safe, and beautiful. It’s best to start in the city center, Parque Francisco Canton Rosado, and go from there. You’ll see the beautiful colonial architecture painted pink and yellow, and be able to walk in shops and browse at the service of your own curiosity. Ultimately you will see how the city and people in it tick, which is one of my favorite discoveries while traveling!

 I also recommend taking a stroll through the town at both day and night. At night the buildings are lit, and if the town square streets are closed off to traffic, some restaurants provide dining on the street.  You also never know what could be planned! One night my boyfriend traveling with me and I were out for dinner and found many of the streets were closed off and the city was having a festival at night! The street lamps were on, the cathedral lit up, colorful flags decorated the square and the town came alive with people. We stuck around and enjoyed churros, live music and dancing out on the streets – I felt like I was living in a movie!