After visiting all the hotspots there are in Morelia, get ready to take a closer look to the purepecha culture and the legacy they have left throughout the years. Even now, the more than 30 varieties of handcrafts that are made in Michoacan are produced with ancient techniques. Throughout the state you can find important handcraft street markets where you can buy the perfect souvenir to take back home with you. These are some of the most important fairs and street markets there are in Michoacan: "la Feria Nacional del Cobre" (National Copper Fair), "la Feria de la Guitarra" (the Guitar Fair), "la Noche de Muertos" (the Night of the Dead) and "el Domingo de Ramos" (the Bouquet Sunday).
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.
In Morelia there are many different places where you can admire and buy any of these beautiful works of art when you go shopping. Besides, the city has 4 modern shopping malls with electronic shops, boutiques, shoe stores, a movie theater, and many other services. Do not miss the chance to take with you a souvenir of this beautiful state and get in touch with one of the pre-Hispanic techniques used to make Michoacan's handicrafts.
La Casa se las Artesanías (The Handcrafts House)
This place sells handcrafts from all over the state but it also holds fairs, expositions, and expo sells by means of which, the artisans of the state show and sell directly their products. Since 1973 it has held a museum and a temporal exposition gallery where the works of some of the most outstanding artisans of Michoacan are shown. It features productive and learning programs, projects of rescue of the colonial and pre-Hispanic techniques, and the contemporary development of these products. Before turning into the Handcrafts House, this place was the convent and temple of San Francisco. This is a place you can not miss when you go out shopping in Morelia.
Mercado de Dulces y Artesanías (Candy and Crafts Market)
At this quaint market you can find the most beautiful handcraft pieces, all of them made by the inhabitants of the native communities of Michoacan, with ancient techniques. Besides, a great variety of regional candies will be at your disposal in this gorgeous place, which was used a school for Jesuits before becoming the Candy and Crafts Market.
Los Portales
Your visit to Morelia will not be complete until you have paid a visit to Los Portales. Located right in front of the Cathedral of the city, you will find this place where you can spend a great time, either at a cafe or a restaurant where you can sit down and take a glance at the life of the people of Michoacan, or at the stands where you will find all kinds of handcrafts, knitted fabrics, and many other products to chose the perfect one for you. Under Los Portales you will find some of the most traditional stands in Morelia.