Lugares para visitar en Pátzcuaro y sus alrededores

The National Copper Museum in the "Pueblo Mágico", Santa Clara del Cobre , is an excellent place to enjoy Mexican Folk Art , and appreciate the handiwork of its artisans . National Copper Museum in Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán We at Hotel Mansión Iturbe recommend to all our guests that they take the time to visit Santa Clara del Cobre , which is just 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Pátzcuaro (thanks to recently widened Highway 120-Opopeo). Before you start strolling the streets of Santa Clara del Cobre , it’s good to go to the Museum first; it houses a great cross section of the copper products to look for when you go shopping outside.  In the Museum, there are also demonstrations of various techniques used in creating copperworks. National Copper Museum in Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán The recently remodeled Museum contains the show area, an audiovisual room, and a store.  In the patio in back of the Museum is a typical forge, where the copper...

We strongly recommend that you put Santa Clara del Cobre – and specifically the National Copper Museum in that Pueblo Mágico – on your list of destinations the next time you visit to Pátzcuaro . It’s a scant 40 minutes from Pátzcuaro . Almost everyone who visits Pátzcuaro has Santa Clara del Cobre on their list of nearby places to visit and shop. (By the way, “cobre” is the Spanish word for copper – DUH!)   National Copper Museum in Santa Clara del Cobre   In the National Copper Museum you will find examples of the best of the best; that is, examples of renowned winners of various artisan competitions. And in the surrounding shops and foundries in the town, you will find a huge variety of items of similar quality. Copper candelabras, copper bathtubs, copper sinks, copper jewelry, copper bells, copper trinkets – you name it! There are several good restaurants overlooking the main plaza if you feel like taking a break from browsing.   Mexican...