Parque de Santa Lucía

By the work "park" I imagine a lot of greenery, trees and benches to relax on, but there is almost none of that in this park. It's more like a small square with three palm trees and restaurants. What's interesting here are two huge white benches (or more like chairs) that you can sit on if you are able to climb them. However, if you are in luck, you may see the Yucatecan Serenade - an open-air dance with live music - taking place in this park every week. I imagine this event is what makes this park interesting.

Great plaza a few blocks away from downtown with lots of places to sit and restaurant around the park. Don't miss sitting on the large chairs and get your picture taken. In the evenings there is usually live music.

Really nice, every Thursday you have a local show of artist ! Definitely to pass by and see it

Beautiful park just blocks from centro. If you're staying on the north side, you can walk past this park every time you're heading to the city center. The park is shaded by beautiful trees, and has 4 restaurants with outdoor seating to relax in the shade. Tucked in the corner is Ki'Xocolatl - authentic Yucatan chocolate that is a must visit, and the perfect place to get some gifts for friends and family when you get back home. Also Grab a few photos at the Sillas gigantes (giant kissing chairs) or wait to get those down in the centro by the Merida sign. One of the favorite things we did was the free walking tour with Gabriel that starts here. This is a great way to see the highlights of the city, the history and a few of Gabriel's favorite places all in 2 hours. Please take my word for it - do this on your first day and you'll feel like you got the insider tour - https://www.freewalkingtourmerida.mx/. Lastly, and maybe most importantly, Yucatecan Serenade, an open-air dance with live music, has been held weekly on Thursday night at 9:00 pm since 1965 right here (now you know what the stadium bench seating is for). Please take my word for it... this is the place to be on Thursday. Locals and travelers alike attend this event and it is always amazing and it is always busy. Get there at 8:00 pm (or earlier) to get a seat at this free event, because it is the place to be! The regional music was played by a full band, and some of the songs were accompanied by traditional dancers. You don't want to miss this on your visit!

The park is a nice little rest spot surrounded by kind of touristy restaurants. They fuss if you want to use the bathroom. There is a stage for performance, but most of the performers wander from bench to bench to show their stuff. Have fun.

Great place to hangout. Several restaurants, little pricey but good food everywhere. Make sure you ask if there are discounts, we got our drinks half price at the Soberana patio.

This park is full of joy. I went there for the Thursday local dance show which starts at 9 p.m.. The people there are in a really good mood, they are chilling, talking, laughing and just enjoying their time there. Come around 8 to 8.30, find a nice spot to sit. Bring snacks or buy some of the many locals selling snacks, water, coke or buy some food from the food stalls or many restaurants.

Excellent central point in Merida. There are tons of restaurants and shops around. Local tours usually start in the park and are well worth it. It's a really lively area - good for people watching! It's also good to just have a seat and take in the beauty of the centro.

The lovers' chairs are here as in many parks with it's tale you can lookup. THe Apoala restarant and a few others are here though I wouldn't personally reccomend them. They do a tour here, find it online. They take you throughout the city and it's a REALLY great thing to do to get acquainted with Merida and the main places in it. This park is very close to everything so if you plan a trip here check on hotels nearby. Nice square and historic little park where I found my first market to buy big water bottles at though the prices seemed to change daily! I'm a gringo to em so they hustled me

Great places to eat in this park, great shade as well! Apoala, Bryan's Burger Bar & La Recova to name a few! We like this square so much we rented a AirBnB around the corner so we could be close to it.

While your walking around Merida you will notice these white chairs with two seats, my friend calls it the lovers chair because it allows two people to have a conversation while facing each other. In this park you will find a similar chair, however, this one is special because it is 10X larger than the ones you find around town (see my pictures so you can understand the size difference.) So if your looking for a good photo opportunity this would be a good spot.

This park is a beautiful area with several very nice restaurants around the border. Dining is available both inside and outside of the restaurants, so it is possible to enjoy the fresh air and watch the people passing by. Free concerts are held each Thursday night and bleachers and chairs are set up for that event. This park features a giant conversation chair which is a popular stop for people to take pictures. A few food carts may be set up in the park - more on Thursday nights. There are some people walking around trying to sell goods, but they weren't too pushy and would leave us alone when we politely declined. Free wifi is also available in this park.

This is a great little park, surrounded by restaurants, where there always seems to be something going on.

If you're looking for a peaceful place to seat and enjoy with your date, family or everyone you prefer, this is the correct site. A big double chair called "Tu y Yo" located in the middle of the park it's the main attraction of it. Also, you can enjoy every night of live popular music and maybe eat dinner in some of the restaurants that round the park. This is a very romantic place, you can't lose the chance to visit it if you come to Mérida city.