Each April 13th is celebrated on international kiss daythat’s why we think it’s a good day to talk about the Kiss alley which is in the Mexico City (CDMX).
In the Mexican imagination, the Callejón del Beso refers to the small space found in the state of Guanajuato, however, in Mexico City there are also records of a space dedicated to this gesture, located in the Azcapotzalco mayor’s office.
This place was designed in 2016 in order to honor the 100th anniversary of the birth of the composer Consuelo Velázquez. With colorful walls, full of flowers and hearts, this place was proclaimed as the Alley of the Kiss of the CDMX.
The place was inspired by the life and work of the Mexican artist, especially in her world famous song “Bésame mucho”, lyrics that were composed when she was just 16 years old.
How to get to the alley of the kisses of the CDMX
The space decorated in the surroundings with graffiti and more, is located in the El Recreo neighborhood, in the Azcapotzalco mayor’s office. According to the map of the capital, the closest Metro to the place is Camarones, corresponding to Line 7 (direction Rosario – Barranca del Muerto).
The Callejón del Beso in the capital is a small street that has some benches to sit on, decorated with the urban art of the area; In its surroundings there are different places of food to visit with your partner or friends.
Different users have captured these spaces on social networks in order to encourage the residents of the capital to visit the place, because years ago, according to neighbors, it was abandoned by the residents of the entity.
The legend of the Alley of the Kiss
The emblematic place in the state of Guanajuato where every year thousands of tourists visit the space is inspired by a legend that dates back to the 17th century. According to the sayings, the alley of the kiss was the place of a memorable love story, so it is considered a special place.
The space is one of the most attractive centers offered by the Guanajuato government, especially in times of vocations and the El Cervantino festival.
Legend has it that in colonial times a woman from a noble family, known as Doña Carmen, met a humble man named Don Luis, which is why the young woman’s father did not approve of him.
The story relates that Doña Carmen’s father was a greedy and ambitious man, for which reason he forbade his daughter to meet Don Luis, whom she saw secretly.
Faced with anger, the young woman’s father locked her in a house that had a balcony overlooking the street and a few centimeters from there you could even touch the facade of the other residence. To see his beloved, Don Luis managed to enter the joint house, where he, with little effort, was able to kiss his beloved.
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The versions of this story may vary, however, the fame of the alley has been referred to the kiss and to love, since a popular myth was created about the luck of kissing your partner if you visit the place.
The Callejón del Beso, with only 69 cm wide, is visited by 300,000 tourists a year, approximately 800 people a day, according to reports by the State Municipal Tourism Directorate.
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