Zamora, Michoacan

The city of Zamora has a big array of tourist attractions with numberless possibilities for fun. In both the city and its surroundings, the visitor can explore charming typical dishes of the Purepecha plateau that maintain ancestral traditions like the indigenous language; the great quality and beautifully designed arts and crafts and the pottery pieces from Patamban; the famous green pineapples of San Jose; the colorful embroideries (huenengos) from Tarecuato and Zacan; the traditional and colorful rebozos from La Piedad; the baskets from Santiago Tangamandaop; the devils, figures of colored mud from Ocumicho; sandals and hats from Azuayo and delicate tiaras for brides from Chilchota and the crystal arts and crafts from Yurecuaro, among many others.

The most outstanding tourist attractions in Zamora are:

• Federal Palace
• Civil Hospital
• Cathedral
• San Francisco Temple
• Juan Diego Chapel
• Parish of the Immaculate
• Sanctuary
• Obrero Theatre

There’s a big amount of places to visit near Zamora, Michoacan: Tangancicuaro, Camecuaro, La Cañada de los Once Pueblos, Carapan, Jacona, La Cantera, Tarecuato, Tingüindín, Chorros del Varal and El Salto (Los Reyes), Periban and Zacan.