Iglesia de Santo Madero

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.

Understand

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

Get in

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.

See

• 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 

Do

Open air pools

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

Hiking

• 3 Cañón de la Lima. 

Buy

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. 

Eat

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

• 1 Gorditas Rocio. 

Mid-range

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

Drink

Table wines and grape liqueurs are made in Parras.

Vineyards (Viñedos)

• 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

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

Camping & Glamping

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

in the center:

• 3 Hotelo La Cima. 
• 4 Posada Bravo. 

near the center:

• 5 Hotel La Marina. 

Go next

Your next destination for staying can be...:

in the west

• Torreón

in the north

• Cuatro Ciénegas

in the east

• Saltillo
• Monterrey