# 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.

## Understand

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

## Get in

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.

## See

* 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

## Do
### Open air pools

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

### Hiking

* 25.402203-102.2004783 Cañón de la Lima.

## Buy

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.

## 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

* 25.440431-102.1839631 Gorditas Rocio.

### Mid-range

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

### Splurge
## Drink

Table wines and grape liqueurs are made in Parras.

### Vineyards (Viñedos)

* 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

## 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.
* 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).

### Budget
#### in the center:

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

#### near the center:

* 25.435356-102.1785125 Hotel La Marina.

### Splurge
## Go next

Your next destination for staying can be...:

### in the west

* Torreón

### in the north

* Cuatro Ciénegas

### in the east

* Saltillo
* Monterrey