For rustic luxury, consider this boutique hotel with a terracotta rooftop and lake views opposite the basilica. The surprisingly bright colonial building contains 12 huge rooms with wood floors and open fireplaces; there are seven rooms more in a new wing. The master suites are truly special, and the entire place exudes elegance, charm and understatement. The in-house Tekare restaurant has panoramic views.
Posada de la Basílica
Inland Michoacán
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29.93 MILES
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Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud
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Tingambato Archaeological Site
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Pátzcuaro’s leafy main square – more commonly known as 'Plaza Grande' – is Mexico’s largest plaza after the Zócalo in Mexico City and the only one in the…
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1. Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud
0.05 MILES
Built on a hill atop a pre-Hispanic ceremonial site, this cathedral-cum-pilgrimage site was intended to be the centerpiece of Vasco de Quiroga’s utopia…
2. Museo de Artes e Industrias Populares
0.11 MILES
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3. Biblioteca Gertrudis Bocanegra
0.13 MILES
On the northern side of Plaza Chica and occupying the cavernous 16th-century Templo de San Agustín, this stunning public library has a barrel-vaulted…
0.14 MILES
Pátzcuaro’s second plaza, usually referred to as Plaza Chica, is officially named after a local heroine who was shot by firing squad in 1818 for her…
5. Templo y Colegio de la Compañía de Jesús
0.16 MILES
Built in the 16th century, this church and college was the seat of the Jesuit order until 1767. The church is still in use and houses some Vasco de…
0.18 MILES
This creaky church is one of Pátzcuaro's oldest and is built on the site of a former hospital in the 16th century. Until the early 1900s, it housed the…
0.19 MILES
Pátzcuaro’s leafy main plaza is watched over by a serene statue of Vasco de Quiroga which rises from the central fountain. It was erected in 1965 to mark…
0.19 MILES
Pátzcuaro’s leafy main square – more commonly known as 'Plaza Grande' – is Mexico’s largest plaza after the Zócalo in Mexico City and the only one in the…