Experts' Choice Award Museo Casa Montejo
What the experts agree on
Merida's finest 16th-century plateresque mansion dazzles with ornate colonial façade details. Now a bank, the restored Casa Montejo remains a rare architectural gem showcasing Spain's elaborate Renaissance style in Mexico.
“A bank is now housed behind the brilliant façade of the superlative Casa de Montejo, an extremely rare example of 16C civil architecture.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "The city's oldest and finest example of colonial plateresque architecture, a Spanish architectural style popular in the 16th century and typified by the kind of elaborate ornamentation you'll see here." Full review
