San Cristóbal de las Casas
An atmospheric museum-research center, Na Bolom for many years was the home of Swiss anthropologist and photographer Gertrude Duby-Blom (Trudy Blom; 1901…
Must-see attractions in San Cristóbal de las Casas
Templo & Ex-Convento de Santo Domingo de Guzmán
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Located just north of the center of town, the imposing 16th-century Templo de Santo Domingo is San Cristóbal’s most beautiful church, especially when its…
Museo de Sergio Arturo Castro Martínez
San Cristóbal de las Casas
The story behind this extraordinary collection – that's overseen by an even more extraordinary person, Don Sergio – is as interesting as the museum itself…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
On the north side of the plaza, the candy-colored cathedral was begun in 1528 but wasn't completed until 1815 because of several natural disasters. Sure…
Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Upstairs inside the Ex-Convento de Santo Domingo, this excellent museum showcases over 500 examples of handwoven textiles from throughout Mexico and…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
The leafy main plaza is a fine place to take in San Cristóbal’s unhurried highland atmosphere. Shoe-shiners, newspaper sellers and ambulantes (mobile…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Chiapas amber – fossilized pine resin that's around 30 million years old – is known for its clarity and diverse colors. Most is mined around Simojovel,…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
One of two world-class museums inside the Ex-Convento de Santo Domingo (on the western side of the Templo de Santo Domingo), this exhibits several…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
This chocolate museum runs along an open upstairs balcony of a cafe. Learn about the history of chocolate and how it was used by the Maya. Also on display…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Want to take in the best views in town? Well, you'll have to work for them, because at this altitude the stairs up this hill can be punishing. A church…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
This space pays homage to the various techniques and practices of indigenous traditional medicine of the Tzotzil and Tzeltal peoples in Chiapas. The…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
This ex-convent, just east of the Arco del Carmen, is a wonderful colonial building, with a large, peaceful garden. It’s now the Centro Cultural El Carmen…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
For a closer look at local life – and an assault on the senses – visit San Cristóbal’s busy municipal market, eight blocks north of the main plaza between…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Built in 1712, the Templo (or Iglesia) de la Caridad has an imposing facade consisting of Tuscan columns and a central bell tower, decorated in the…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
The Arco del Carmen, at the southern end of the Andador Turístico on Hidalgo, dates from the late 17th century and was once the city’s gateway.
San Cristóbal de las Casas
The hot slog up the Cerro de San Cristóbal will pay you back with big views over the city and surrounds.
San Cristóbal de las Casas
This combined cafe and coffee museum is a venture of Coopcafé, a grouping of more than 17,000 small-scale, mainly indigenous, Chiapas coffee growers. The…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
The Hotel Santa Clara was built by Diego de Mazariegos, the Spanish conqueror of Chiapas. His coat of arms is engraved above the main portal. The house is…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Dating from 1537, the Iglesia de la Merced is often seen in postcards of San Cristóbal festooned in colorful flags. The interior of the sacristy has an…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Attractive red-and-white church in one of the town's oldest neighbourhoods. Founded in 1594 as a small hermitage it was rebuilt as a larger church after…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
This pretty white-and-turquoise church suffered severe damage during the 2017 Chiapas earthquake and was closed to the public at the time of research.
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Founded by the Franciscans in 1577, this fairly plain little church contains baroque altarpieces and pulpit.
San Cristóbal de las Casas
A church atop the Cerro de San Cristóbal from which there are good views across the town.