Morelia Travel Guide

 Laura_Mexico Says:  In recent years the entire downtown area of Morelia has been embellished so their beautiful buildings can be better appreciated. The cathedral is the most impressive one, it is now beautifully illuminated at night as you can see in the pictures and every Saturday night... 

 Laura_Mexico Says:  I had visited Morelia sooo many times and I had never looked at this building twice before, let alone go inside...... just discovered it during my very last trip there.This is a very old building which looks rather like a chapel or small church from the outside, and is just... 

 Laura_Mexico Says:  This is Mexico's most important Zoo park due to the variety of the species and the amount of animals living there.... so it's not only one of Morelia's treasures, but one of the most important homes for animals in the entire country. Another interesting info: it is home to... 

 euzkadi Says:  Located at the intersection of the Avenida Madero and the Aqueduct is a beautiful square with gardens and a big fountain (still fed by the Aqueduct). There used to be a Chapel nearby transformed into a women prison. The name of the Square was given after Manuel Villalongin... 

 Laura_Mexico Says:  I hadn't been to this restaurant in many many years, but I was happy to be back as Solar de Villagran used to be my favorite restaurant in Morelia when I was younger.The food they serve here is rather Mexican (but there are several international dishes too), very tasty and... 

 naturechica Says:  The restaurant is located above what is said to be one of the first houses in town....located in el centro.It is full of antiques! U can enjoy dinner and a great view of morelia at the same time!The restaurant is also a bar and store!! This is a great place to shop for the... 

 Laura_Mexico Says:  We ended up in this place only because we were trying to find a spot to have a coffee or snack while we waited for the Saturday night firework show in downtown; this Cafe is advertised in many places (one of them is the free maps/brochures that you can grab at your hotel)... 

 Laura_Mexico Says:  My man and I hit this place right after our arrival in town as we wanted to have a light lunch before the heavy dinner we were looking forward to having that night. We were staying in the downtown area so this is where we tried to find a decent place to eat. Then on our 2nd... 

 Laura_Mexico Says:  My man and I walked by this place while strolling in downtown and he stopped to look at the menu displayed at the entrance. I guess he was mostly attracted to this place because of their reasonable prices as well as the fact that they had many local dishes available -- and... 

 Laura_Mexico Says:  You can move around the city using the public transportation which is cheap although a bit slow too. You won't see buses here since many streets in Morelia (especially in downtown) are very narrow, so you will see white vans that function as buses instead. They can hold... 

 Laura_Mexico Says:  We had walked by this shop before but never even gave it a glance. However this time my sister-in-law was with us and she's an avid shopper.... so she noticed it as soon as she walked by and said she wanted to go in later on to see the stuff they sold there. We didn't have... 

 Laura_Mexico Says:  There is an established craft market (the Casa de las Artesanías) located in what used to be a convent in the XVI century where you can find a lot of the stuff I describe here, but you can also find it (and most of the times cheaper) with the street vendors or in smallish... 

 Laura_Mexico Says:  This is the headquarters of the State government (Morelia is the capital or the state of Michoacan, so the governor works here). On the lower right corner of the picture you can also see a Tourist information booth, a little tram car that tours the downtown area and a tiny...