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Morelia

Morelia

To visit Morelia is to arrive to a city where time has stopped; its little tranquil streets are silent witnesses of the history that has been gathered in every corner and every spot, offering with tenderness the caress of a place that has been qualified as "a unique model in America" by the experts of UNESCO, who have given it the title of World Cultural Heritage in the year of 1991.

At a Glance

Morelia at a glance

Morelia, proud capital of the state of Michoacan is located over a long flat hill of rocky ground at the southeast corner of the Guayangareo Valley. This gorgeous city of beautiful streets is a city that keeps growing to the rhythm of modernity.

Fast Facts

Morelia Fast Facts

The heart of the city is the cathedral, with the Plaza de Armas on its left and the Plaza Melchor Ocampo on its right. The wide street passing in front of the cathedral is Avenida Madero, the city's main street. It meets the lovely colonial aqueduct .

Art and Humanity

Morelia Art

Apart from the beautiful colonial buildings made of pink quarry, one of the most popular Morelia attractions is the unsurpassable natural spectacle that brings tourists from all over the world to this place, year after year: the arrival of the Monarca butterfly. 

Restaurants

Morelia Restaurants

Among the dishes that have made Michoacan's cuisine famous, you will find Patzcuaros delicious white fish, its fine meat is exquisite and it almost melts in your mouth;the "uchepos", little tamales of fine corn accompanied by beans and cheese.

Nightlife

Morelia nightlife

Strolling along the streets of the historic center, and many other zones of the city, you will find all kinds of bars, discos, cafes and clubs. Morelia has a wide menu of possibilities for you, where you will surely find a place that will perfectly suit your particular idea of what nightlife should be. 

Shopping

Morelia Shopping

The diverse street markets of the state take place in different times of the year, offering a wide variety of products like: pottery, jewelry, smithy, hammered copper, carved-wood works, furniture, masks, knittings in diverse techniques, vegetable fibers, and toys made of quarry, paper or corn leaf.