Parras de la Fuente
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About Parras de la Fuente
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.
Parras de la Fuente travel guide
Understand
The town has 45,000 inhabitants and the elevation is 1,500 m.
Getting there
There are two bus stations in the town:
1 Central de Autobuses Saltillo-Parras Second class buses serve Parras from Saltillo and Monterrey.
2 Central de Autobuses Parras-Torreon Coming from Cuatro Ciénegas you need to change the bus in San Pedro Las Colonias.
See
1 Church of the Santo Madero. It is located on an extinct volcano plug. 2 Museo de los Monos. Monkey museum 3 Museo Morón de Arte. Museum of cave paintings and contemporary art. 4 Presidencia Municipal. A replica of the State's Government Palace in Saltillo. 5 San Ignacio De Loyola church. 6 Arcos de La Hacienda. An aqueduct 7 Plaza Pueblo Mágico. 8 Monumento a los fundadores de Parras, 16 de Septiembre. 9 Casa de la Cultura. 10 Santuario De Guadalupe. A church. 11 Plaza del Reloj. 12 Plaza del Beso. 13 Cueva de los Murciélagos. Bat cave
Do
Open air pools 1 Estanque de la Luz. 2 Estanque de la Hacienda.
Hiking 3 Cañón de la Lima.
Buy
There are ATMs in Parras. For example a 1 Banco Azteca ATM in the elektra store. And there is said to be a Banorte ATM in the center. Popular wine stores stores are:
2 Vinos El Vesubio. 3 Viñedos de Coahuila.
Eat
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.
Budget 1 Gorditas Rocio.
Mid-range 2 Mandalas Foodtruck Park. 3 Angelotti's. An Argentinian restaurant 4 Pepes Hamburguesas.
Splurge
Drink & nightlife
Table wines and grape liqueurs are made in Parras.
Vineyards (Viñedos) 1 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 (updated Feb 2026) 2 Rivero González. Wines: Rivero González, Scielo (updated Feb 2026) 3 Viñedos Don Leo, Parras Huariche, ☏ +52 844 698 2222. Tu-Su 11ː00 - 17ː00. The vineyard began its first planting in 2000. They have a wide selection of varietals and blends available. The vineyard grows Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Malbec, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon y Chardonnay. Guided tours are available as are tastings. (updated Feb 2026)
Sleep
A few hotels can be reserved online, like on booking.com. Google Maps finds more hotels.
Camping & Glamping In the nights of May to August it's 13⁰C on average. In the winter it goes down to around 5⁰C at night.
1 Cámping el Encuentro. You need to bring your own tent. One night is for M$200 (April 2022). 2 Glamping Lagrange – Outdoor&Wine. A provided tent is from M$355 (April 2022).
Budget
In the center: 3 Hotelo La Cima. 4 Posada Bravo.
Near the center: 5 Hotel La Marina.
Mid-range
Splurge
Go next
Your next destination for staying can be...:
in the west Torreón
in the north Cuatro Ciénegas
in the east Saltillo Monterrey
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.