City located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Coahuila
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Parras de la Fuente is a city in Coahuila. The town is known for its wine. It was the first wine growing region in the Americas. The town is a Pueblo Mágico, designated in 2004. Parras is called the oasis of the semi-desert of Coahuila state.

Iglesia de Santo Madero

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The town has 45,000 inhabitants and the elevation is 1,500 m.

Get in edit

There are two bus stations in the town:

  • 1 Central de Autobuses Saltillo-Parras

Second class buses serve Parras from Saltillo and Monterrey.

  • 2 Central de Autobuses Parras-Torreon

Coming from Cuatro Ciénegas you need to change the bus in San Pedro Las Colonias.

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Map of Parras de la Fuente
  • 1 Church of the Santo Madero. It is located on an extinct volcano plug.
  • 2 Museo de los Monos. Monkey museum
  • 3 Museo Morón de Arte. Museum of cave paintings and contemporary art.
  • 4 Presidencia Municipal. A replica of the State's Government Palace in Saltillo.
  • 5 San Ignacio De Loyola church.
  • 6 Arcos de La Hacienda. An aqueduct
  • 7 Plaza Pueblo Mágico.
  • 8 Monumento a los fundadores de Parras, 16 de Septiembre.
  • 9 Casa de la Cultura.
  • 10 Santuario De Guadalupe. A church.
  • 11 Plaza del Reloj.
  • 12 Plaza del Beso.
  • 13 Cueva de los Murciélagos. Bat cave

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Map of the region around Parras

Open air pools edit

  • 1 Estanque de la Luz.
  • 2 Estanque de la Hacienda.

Hiking edit

  • 3 Cañón de la Lima.

Buy edit

There are ATMs in Parras. For example a 1 Banco Azteca ATM in the elektra store. And there is said to be a Banorte ATM in the center.

Popular wine stores stores are:

  • 2 Vinos El Vesubio.
  • 3 Viñedos de Coahuila.

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Typical foods are:

  • Asado de puerco (roasted pork)
  • mole
  • tamales de puerco y pollo (Chicken and pork tamales)
  • barbacoa (barbecue)
  • cabrito.

Sweets with walnuts, figs, grapes, pine nuts and cajetas are also made here.

Budget edit

  • 1 Gorditas Rocio.

Mid-range edit

  • 2 Mandalas Foodtruck Park.
  • 3 Angelotti's. An Argentinian restaurant
  • 4 Pepes Hamburguesas.

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Drink edit

Table wines and grape liqueurs are made in Parras.

Vineyards (Viñedos) edit

  • 1 Casa Madero.

Located in the Hacienda San Lorenzo and founded in 1597. Also has a wine museum.

Wines: Casa Grande Gran Reserva, Casa Madero Reserva, Jóvenes

  • 2 Rivero González.

Wines: Rivero González, Scielo

  • Don Leo

The vineyard began its first planting in 2000.

Wines: Don Leo, Linde

Sleep edit

A few hotels can be reserved online, like on booking.com. Google Maps finds more hotels.

Camping & Glamping edit

In the nights of May to August it's 13⁰C on average. In the winter it goes down to around 5⁰C at night.

  • 1 Cámping el Encuentro. You need to bring your own tent. One night is for M$200 (April 2022).
  • 2 Glamping Lagrange – Outdoor&Wine. A provided tent is from M$355 (April 2022).

Budget edit

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  • 3 Hotelo La Cima.
  • 4 Posada Bravo.

near the center: edit

  • 5 Hotel La Marina.

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