Taxco & Santa Prisca
Taxco de Alarcón
A hillside silver-mining town of whitewashed walls and red roofs, where the Churrigueresque-style Santa Prisca church and countless silver shops along the streets are the main attractions.
Taxco is one of Mexico's best-known Pueblos Mágicos. The Santa Prisca church (1751–1758), funded by the 18th-century silver magnate José de la Borda, has an ornate pink stone facade and is a masterpiece of New Spain Baroque. Hundreds of silver shops line the cobbled slopes. When shopping, look for the '925' mark and compare prices. There is a silver market on Saturdays. You can take a cable car up to Monte Taxco for views over the town, or visit the Christ statue on the hilltop for a night view. Taxco is about 1.5 hours' drive from Cuernavaca and is often combined with the Cacahuamilpa Caves in a day trip. The roads are steep and narrow, so park and walk, or take the small white Volkswagen Beetle taxis.
Opening hours
Open all day (church about 07:00–20:00)
Nearby sights
- Cacahuamilpa Caves National Park
- Lake Tequesquitengo
- Xochicalco
- Salto de San Antón
- Jardín Borda
- Cuernavaca Cathedral
- Robert Brady Museum
- Ethnobotanical Garden & Museum of Traditional Medicine