Templo Santa Eduviges

Guadalajara


The sanctuary at the Templo Santa Eduviges, built in 1726, is usually packed with worshippers and, during Mass, perfumed with clouds of sandalwood smoke. It's just east of the Mercado San Juan de Dios.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Guadalajara attractions

1. Instituto Cultural de Cabañas

0.14 MILES

Standing proudly at the eastern end of dramatic Plaza Tapatía is one of Guadalajara’s architectural landmarks, and a Unesco World Heritage site since 1997…

2. Plaza de los Mariachis

0.32 MILES

Just south of Avenida Javier Mina and the Mercado San Juan de Dios, this is the very birthplace of mariachi music. By day it’s just a narrow walking…

3. Plaza Tapatía

0.33 MILES

The fabulously wide pedestrian and elevated Plaza Tapatía sprawls for more than 500m eastward from Teatro Degollado to the Instituto Cultural de Cabañas…

4. Templo de San Agustín

0.54 MILES

South of the landmark Teatro Degollado on Plaza de la Liberación is the baroque-style Templo de San Agustín, all gold and white. Erected in 1573, it is…

5. Templo de Santa María de Gracia

0.54 MILES

A block northeast of Plaza de la Liberación is the Templo de Santa María de Gracia, with a rather rough and austere interior; it was built as part of a…

6. Teatro Degollado

0.55 MILES

Construction of this neoclassical theater, which is home to the Guadalajara Philharmonic, was begun in 1855 and completed four decades later. Above the…

7. Palacio de Justicia

0.57 MILES

Built in 1588, the Palacio de Justicia began life as Guadalajara's first nunnery. Duck inside to the interior stairwell and check out the 1965 mural by…

8. Galería Jorge Martínez

0.61 MILES

It's worth popping into this interesting modern and conceptual art gallery to see if there's an exhibition showing (there's no permanent collection on…