Casa de los Once Patios

Stunningly beautiful Gothic 17th century church with a long, low nave, stone archways, and flying buttresses along the outer walls, its mildewed grey stones make it look ancient beyond its years. Built by Dominicans as a mission, the old convent is now the Casa de Once Patios. An adjacent cemetery is full of old headstones and iron gates. It is a tranquil place where locals have been dying to be buried for centuries.

Life in Patzcuaro revolves around its two central downtown plazas, with manicured landscaping, local monuments, boutique shops, quaint inns, and casual sidewalk cafes.

Patzcuaro's most important church, and the resting place for the remains of Bishop Don Vasco Quiroga, a local hero much loved by the Tarascan people. The church is opulent with carved doorways and architectural details, colorful stained glass windows, many 17th century oil paintings on the walls, and a spectacularly painted ceiling over the main altar that features panels with different biblical scenes.

Beautiful public library which also houses a famous mural by famous Mexican artist Juan O'Gorman that was commissioned by President Lazaro Cardenas.