Parras de la Fuente Voyage Tips and guide

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.

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

There are two bus stations in the town:

• 25.441387-102.1733261 Central de Autobuses Saltillo-Parras

Second class buses serve Parras from Saltillo and Monterrey.

• 25.438601-102.1799752 Central de Autobuses Parras-Torreon

Coming from Cuatro Ciénegas you need to change the bus in San Pedro Las Colonias.

25°26′31″N 102°10′55″W

Map of the city center

25°26′31″N 102°10′52″W

Map of Parras de la Fuente

• 25.431433-102.1910211 Church of the Santo Madero. It is located on an extinct volcano plug.  
• 25.43754-102.1887372 Museo de los Monos. Monkey museum  
• 25.446166-102.1761683 Museo Morón de Arte. Museum of cave paintings and contemporary art.  
• 25.437293-102.1840934 Presidencia Municipal. A replica of the State's Government Palace in Saltillo.  
• 25.437024-102.18385 San Ignacio De Loyola church.  
• 25.436305-102.1732826 Arcos de La Hacienda. An aqueduct  
• 25.438589-102.1708697 Plaza Pueblo Mágico.  
• 25.449107-102.1713888 Monumento a los fundadores de Parras, 16 de Septiembre.  
• 25.440415-102.1832169 Casa de la Cultura.  
• 25.441807-102.18776510 Santuario De Guadalupe. A church.  
• 25.43797-102.18233711 Plaza del Reloj.  
• 25.437036-102.18245612 Plaza del Beso.  
• 25.440567-102.21314313 Cueva de los Murciélagos. Bat cave  

Map of the region around Parras

• 25.434879-102.1925321 Estanque de la Luz.  
• 25.434077-102.1709732 Estanque de la Hacienda.  

• 25.402203-102.2004783 Cañón de la Lima.  

There are ATMs in Parras. For example a 25.440883-102.1852121 Banco Azteca ATM in the elektra store. And there is said to be a Banorte ATM in the center.

Popular wine stores stores are:

• 25.437406-102.1882472 Vinos El Vesubio.  
• 25.438401-102.1854913 Viñedos de Coahuila.  

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.

• 25.440431-102.1839631 Gorditas Rocio.  

• 25.439827-102.1727012 Mandalas Foodtruck Park.  
• 25.43888-102.1853373 Angelotti's. An Argentinian restaurant  
• 25.438714-102.1849984 Pepes Hamburguesas.  

Table wines and grape liqueurs are made in Parras.

• 25.500639-102.191751 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

• 25.435721-102.1540132 Rivero González.  

Wines: Rivero González, Scielo

• Don Leo

The vineyard began its first planting in 2000.

Wines: Don Leo, Linde

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

In the nights of May to August it's 13⁰C on average. In the winter it goes down to around 5⁰C at night.

• 25.461284-102.13741 Cámping el Encuentro. You need to bring your own tent. One night is for M$200 (April 2022).  
• 25.417686-102.0022152 Glamping Lagrange – Outdoor&Wine. A provided tent is from M$355 (April 2022).  

• 25.439872-102.1862493 Hotelo La Cima.  
• 25.440677-102.187154 Posada Bravo.  

• 25.435356-102.1785125 Hotel La Marina.  

Your next destination for staying can be...:

• Torreón

• Cuatro Ciénegas

• Saltillo
• Monterrey