San Bartolo's excellent, modern, folk-art museum, with its bright pink facade, is on the south side of the main village plaza. It鈥檚 very nicely done and features a collection of fine barro negro (the polished, black pottery that you find in hundreds of forms around Oaxaca) plus exhibits of quality folk art from around Oaxaca state.
糖心传媒's must-see attractions
Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca
7.49 MILES
Got two hours? You'll need it for the Museum of Oaxacan Cultures, housed in the beautiful monastery buildings adjoining the Templo de Santo Domingo. This鈥
29.29 MILES
Natural springs have never looked this good. Set in truly ethereal surroundings amid low brush-covered mountains, Hierve El Agua (meaning 'the water boils鈥
7.47 MILES
Gorgeous Santo Domingo is the most splendid of Oaxaca鈥檚 churches, with a finely carved baroque facade and nearly every square centimeter inside decorated鈥
7.17 MILES
The former capital of the Zapotec people is today an illustrious ruin, but for over a thousand years it served as the second-largest ceremonial site in鈥
23.19 MILES
Second only to Monte Alb谩n in their importance, though not as old, the ruins of ancient Mitla date from the final two or three centuries before the鈥
9.62 MILES
If you like your pre-Hispanic Mexican ruins suitably 鈥榬uined鈥 and crowd-free without compromising on authenticity or spectacular setting, opt for Atzompa鈥
Centro de las Artes de San Agust铆n
16.79 MILES
Pretty San Agust铆n's large, early-20th-century textile mill has been superbly restored as the Centro de las Artes de San Agust铆n (CaSa), a spectacular鈥
7.71 MILES
Visitors flock to the village of El Tule to behold El 脕rbol del Tule, which is, by some counts, the fattest tree in the world. California's General鈥
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It was do帽a Rosa Real Mateo (1900鈭80) who invented the method of burnishing barro negro with quartz stones for the distinctive shine. Her family鈥
2.72 MILES
Ancient Zaachila, rather like Mitla, was a post-Classic Zapotec city that took root after the demise of Monte Alb谩n. It was later conquered by the Mixtecs鈥
5.25 MILES
Standing by the highway in dusty Cuilapan, the Ex Convento Dominicano (aka Santiago Ap贸stol) with its pale 'green' stone walls seems almost to grow out of鈥
6.95 MILES
The 40m-high South Platform, with its wide staircase, is the tallest in Monte Alb谩n and is great for a panorama of the plaza and the surrounding mountains鈥
7.01 MILES
Arrowhead-shaped Building J, constructed about 100 BC and riddled with tunnels and staircases (unfortunately you can鈥檛 go inside), stands at an angle of鈥
7.03 MILES
Building P was topped by a small pillared temple and was probably an observatory of some sort. The sun shines directly down into a small opening near the鈥
7.07 MILES
This structure combines an early (Monte Alb谩n I) building, which contained famous carvings known as Danzantes (Dancers), with a later structure that was鈥
7.08 MILES
The stone terraces of the deep Ball Court, constructed about 100 BC, were probably part of the playing area, not seats for spectators. It鈥檚 thought they鈥