Casas Gemelas/Cámara

Museum · Mérida

Casas Gemelas/Cámara

Museum · Mérida

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C. 58 492, Zona Paseo Montejo, Centro, 97000 Mérida, Yuc., Mexico

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Beaux-Arts mansions showcase opulent rooms, Italian marble, French glass  

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C. 58 492, Zona Paseo Montejo, Centro, 97000 Mérida, Yuc., Mexico Get directions

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C. 58 492, Zona Paseo Montejo, Centro, 97000 Mérida, Yuc., Mexico Get directions

+52 999 995 6761
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Where To Go In And Around Mérida, Mexico

"Near the beginning of handsome promenade Paseo Montejo sit two stately homes that look so similar they're called Twin Houses—but they're not exactly the same. The 1911 Beaux-Arts mansions were built for brothers Ernesto and Camilo Cámara Zavala whose family wealth came from henequen plantations. One of the houses is for sale, and the other opened to the public for the first time in January 2021 as a museum. Walking through the grand front doors is a step back in time to Yucatán’s golden age. Eye an enormous chandelier, the first in Yucatán’s wired for electricity, as you take a shorted guided tour through the opulent rooms full of Carrara marble from Italy, stained glass windows from France, ornate plasterwork, and rich wood and gilded furniture. Montejo 495, 9am-5pm Thurs-Sun, MXN250" - Sophie Friedman

https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/travel/where-to-go-in-and-around-merida-mexico
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Nas Lo

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Waited for 15 minutes past their opening time and there was no sign of life anywhere. Looked at the house from outside. From a distance it looks old and nice, but when you get closer it actually looks dirty with the outside kind of run down and full of black mold, in need ot some serious cleaning. Might look good on the inside, I guess I'll never find out. I was here on a Tuesday, at 9 when they should have been open. It is 9.18 now and still closed. Looks like someone else was waiting for them too and gave up and left. Update: sign outside says open Tuesday to Sunday 9am to 5pm. Passed by here at 12.00 noon and still closed.

Wendy Delgado

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This is another place you must visit while in Merida. One of the houses has been open after 2021, so the access to this beautiful house is pretty new. The tour helps you understand the wealth of the families in Yucatan and how the power belong to a couple of families in the times of the Haciendas of henequen.

Javier GM

Google
Best of this place was we met Ms Barbachan at the shop, member of the last family that lived there, very interesting talk.

Uriel Polito

Google
Really Nice Museum, you can have a glance of the old Fancy Mexico days.

R Jones

Google
Enjoyed the guided tour. Beautiful home with interesting story. Recommend a visit.

William S

Google
We were walking past and saw people waiting out the front so thought we would explore too. The entrance fee is very high at 250 pesos for non locals, and 150 pesos for Yucatan residents. 100 pesos for teachers / students. Additional 50 pesos to take photos per a phone. This is a private home owned by a wealthy family, they are turning their home and family history into a museum. You can see the luxuries they had/have. The price is extremely high considering. We were told the cost of the ticket goes towards the renovations of the house. The guide and staff were lovely. Majority of the house is closed due to renovations.

Stephen Johnson

Google
Beautiful house and interesting history. The tour was pleasant. The neighborhood is very nice with a lot of restaurants and cafés.

David Matthews

Google
Wonderful old buildings makes great photography hopefully will be restored...