Museo Arqueológico de Campeche & Fuerte de San Miguel

This stunning colonial fortress is home to an excellent archaeological museum, where you can see objects found at the ancient Mayan sites of Calakmul, Edzná and Jaina, an island north of the city once used as a burial site for Mayan aristocracy. Among the displays are stunning pieces of jade jewellery and exquisite vases, masks and plates.

The star attractions are the jade burial masks from Calakmul. Also displayed are stelae, seashell necklaces and clay figurines. Equipped with a dry moat and working drawbridge, the fort itself is a thing of beauty. The roof deck, ringed by 20 cannons, affords wonderful harbour views.