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Municipality in State of Mexico, Mexico
Photo: Enrique López-Tamayo Biosca, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Tenancingo, also known as Tenancingo de Degollado, is a small town of about 14,000 people (2010) in Estado de Mexico, about one hour southwest of Mexico City.
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Templo Calvario, Basilica de San Clemente, or Our Lady of Sorrows Sanctuary
The church began in the late 18th century with construction finished in 1813. It's built of sandstone in the Neoclassic style and is the seat of the Tenancingo Diocese. It's a beautiful church with an interior famous for its cupola painted by Petronilo Monroy. The church has a number of large paintings of the Passion of Christ that were painted by artist Jose Maria Monroy Briseño. The Passion paintings are displayed only during Holy Week.
A 17th-century sandstone church with a beautiful interior. Its interior featuring a baroque tabernacle dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary with a side chapel dedicated to the Virgen Mary.
Comfortable traditional restaurant with good food and drink. Great ambience. Family friendly with kids play area. Sunday brunch.
Inviting traditional Mexican restaurant, family friendly, outdoor garden dining area.
Nice open space with large portions and reasonable prices. Mostly a breakfast and lunch place since they close early. Family friendly.
Small artesanal craft brewery with a number of house beers on tap and in bottles. Mostly ales, but they do some nice lagers too (including a Vienna style that's reminiscent of the classic Dos Equis Oscura). They also do a light-bodied mead (hidromiel).
Moderate hotel in a busy, central location.
Quirky moderate hotel set around a lush courtyard garden.
Clean, comfortable, spacious rooms in a modern hotel on one of the town's main roads. Tasty breafast and friendly house dogs.
From the Central de Autobuses in Toluca, take the Flecha Roja bus to Villa Guerrero (40 minutes, M$80). From there, it's a 10-minute taxi ride to Tenancingo .
Read in the guideThe historic downtown area is best explored on foot. Taxis are available to get you to places like Desierto del Carmen, which would be a long walk.
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