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Oaxaca Attractions

Read More Iglesia de Santa Domingo
The Iglesia de Santo Domingo displays a lavish interior with gilded decoration and an impressive Mexican Rococo altar. The church dates to 1575 and was built with 2m thick walls to protect against earthquakes.
Read More Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
The late 17th C Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad contains a lovely atrium with a surrounding covered walkway.
Read More Mercado Benito Juárez
(Zócalo)
This everyday market is located in the old market building. Locals come from all over to purchase household goods.
Museo Casa Juárez
The house at García Vigil 609, where Benito Juárez lived as a servant from 1818 until 1828, has been turned into a museum (Museo Casa Juárez) exhibiting memorabilia concerning the president who was born in 1806 in Guelatao near Oaxaca.
Address
Museo Casa Juárez
García Vigil 609
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Mexico
Read More Museo Regional de Oaxaca
This museum displays archeological and ethnological collections related to Indian culture and the colonial period.
Rufino Tamayo Museum
The Museo de Arte Prehispánico Rufino Tamayo (Rufino Tamayo Museum), a gift to the state from the famous Mexican artist Tamayo, is housed in a palace on the Av. Morelos (no 503), four blocks away from Zócalo. Archaeological objects from the most important Indian cultures are clearly displayed in five rooms.
Address
Museo de Arte Prehispánico Rufino Tamayo
Morelos, #503
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Mexico
Hours
January 1 to July 15
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:00Closed10:00ClosedClosed10:0010:00
Close14:00 14:00 14:0015:00
Open16:00 16:00 16:0016:00
Close19:00 19:00 19:0019:00
July 16 to July 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:00Closed10:00ClosedClosed10:0010:00
Close19:00 19:00 19:0017:00
August 1 to December 14
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:00Closed10:00ClosedClosed10:0010:00
Close14:00 14:00 14:0015:00
Open16:00 16:00 16:0016:00
Close19:00 19:00 19:0019:00
December 15 to December 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:00Closed10:00ClosedClosed10:0010:00
Close19:00 19:00 19:0017:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Mexican Independence Day (September 16)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Cerro de Fortín de Zaragoza
A national monument to Benito Juárez, another to the Mexican national flag and an open air theatre are situated on the Cerro de Fortín de Zaragoza, a hill rising about 100 m (328 ft) above the town.
Ex Convento de Santa Catalina de La Siena (Hotel Camino Real)
This 16th c. building which has housed a hotel since 1976, was once a convent. The building also served as a prison and even as Municipal Palace.
Address
Ex Convento de Santa Catalina de La Siena (Hotel Camino Real)
Calle 5 de Mayo
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Mexico
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Close18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
Guelaguetza
Every year the country's largest and most colourful fiesta, the "Guelaguetza" (Zapotec: "performance"), takes place here on the two Mondays following July 16th. It includes a mixture of pre-Spanish and Christian dances belonging to the Indian tribes from the state of Oaxaca.
Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca (IAGO)
This institute exhibits graphic art, both national and international. There is a library on site.
Address
Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca (IAGO)
Macedonio Alcalá, #507
Oaxaca, Oaxaca 68000
Mexico
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:00Closed9:009:009:009:009:00
Close20:00 20:0020:0020:0020:0020:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Spring equinox - First day of spring (March 21)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Mexican Independence Day (September 16)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Municipal Museum
Contemporary works of art are displayed in the Municipal Museum (Museo de la Ciudad, Alcalá 202), south of Santo Domingo. It is housed in the beautifully restored 16th c. Casa de Cortés, said to have been built on the orders of Hernán Cortés in 1529 after he had been granted the title of Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca. He died without ever seeing it.
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MACO)
This museum is housed in an 18th c. mansion. The main exhibit rooms vary their displays frequently. There is also a video library in the museum.
Address
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MACO)
Macedonio Alcalá 202
Oaxaca, Oaxaca 68000
Mexico
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:30Closed10:3010:3010:3010:3010:30
Close20:00 20:0020:0020:0020:0020:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Mexican Constitution Day (Día de la Constititución) (February 5)
Mexico - Benito Juárez Birthday (March 21)
Mexico - Battle of Pueblo Day (May 5)
Mexico National Day (September 1)
Mexican Independence Day (September 16)
Mexican Revolution Day (November 20)
Feast of the Virgin of Guadalupe (December 12)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Teatro Macedonio Alcalá
This theater was built in the early 1900s and was named after a famous composer and musician from Oaxaca.
Address
Oaxaca Tourist Information
Avenida Indepencia 607
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Mexico
Tips
Only open for performances.
Templo San Agustín
This church was built between 1699 and 1722 and has neither a bell tower nor cupola.
Address
Oaxaca Tourist Information
Avenida Indepencia 607
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Mexico
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open7:007:007:007:007:007:007:00
Close20:3020:3020:3020:3020:3020:3020:30

Oaxaca Surroundings

Read More Cuilapan, Mexico
Cuilapan is home to the lovely Church and Convent of Santiago Apóstol and a number of old Indian ruins.
Read More Huijazoo, Mexico
The town of Huijazoo is known for the tombs found here, some of which date to the 8th to 10th C.
Tlacochahuaya - San Jeronimo Church, Mexico
A further 10km/6mi from Santa María del Tule a turning to the left leads to the nearby town of Tlacochahuaya with the 16th c. San Jerónimo Church.

The colourful paintings inside the church are original. Indians portrayed their artistic and religious ideas here in a highly original way by covering the walls with stars, flowers, birds, suns and angels.
Address
Oaxaca Tourist Information
Avenida Indepencia 607
Oaxaca, Oaxaca
Mexico
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Close14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Open16:0016:0016:0016:0016:0016:0016:00
Close18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
Cost
Adult$ 2.00
All values are in Mexico Pesos
Santa Maria del Tule, Mexico
The small village of Santa María del Tule lies about 10km/6mi east on MEX 190. The famous tree of Tule (Arbol del Tule), an impressive example of a species of cypress tree (Taxodium Mucronatum Ten), stands in front of a charming little church. It is estimated to be 2000 years old, is 40 m (131 ft) tall and has a circumference of 42 m (138 ft).
Teotitlan del Valle, Mexico
3km/2mi past Tlacochahuaya, a left turn leads to Teotitlán del Valle, 5km/3mi away. This village with a pre-Spanish past is built around a 17th c. church and is widely known for sarapes (rectangular woollen cloaks with a central hole for the head).
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