Lugares para visitar en Pátzcuaro y sus alrededores

If you want to enjoy and/or purchase artisan works in Michoacán , your destination is the Artisan Fair on Palm Sunday in Uruapan. This is a favorite destination of our Hotel Mansión Iturbe  guests who gather there to do some jaw-dropping of the approximately 1,500 artisans from all over the State of Michoacán.  Unless you have previously attended this event, you cannot imagine the quantity and quality of pieces you will find - and fall in love with. Palm Sunday Artisan Fair in Uruapan, Michoacán Mark your calendars for March 31 - April 16, 2023 for this exciting event, which takes place annually around Easter Sunday .  Organize your schedule and get ready to pack your vehicle with all sorts of fabulous works of folk art. Palm Sunday Artisan Fair in Uruapan 2023 Uruapan is only about 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Pátzcuaro (Route 14D).  Use your favorite app to figure out how to get to downtown Uruapan.   As mentioned above, the Palm Sunday Artisan Fair...

Those who want to acquire artisan pieces regularly flock to Pátzcuaro , which is known as a place not only where artisan work is produced, but also as a place where artisans gather to sell their work. In the Lake Pátzcuaro region, we find a wide range of handicrafts .  Many folk artists live here, and many of them are recognized nationally and internationally for their fine work. Michoacan Handicrafts from Patzcuaro Even the smallest communities can offer a wide variety of artisan pieces, ranging from pieces that people use in their day-to-day lives, to decorative pieces of great beauty and delicacy illustrating the way artisans capture their creativity with emotion and great skill. These communities are full of working people who have had the production of handicrafts as a primary tool for their livelihood for generations – a legacy that they proudly keep alive. Hand hammered copper from Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán At Hotel Mansión Iturbe in Pátzcuaro, we know that ...

Collective branding protects the creations of Michoacán artisans , which are part of their great cultural heritage. The art that they create – and which always surprises and delights us – has been a legacy of their ancestors, which they treasure with great pride. Michoacan Folk Art: Pottery from Capula In addition to safeguarding their enormous ancestral heritage, collective branding allows artisans to distinguish themselves from third parties, who produce or imitate similar works. Collective brandings are obtained by artisans through the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property , with the support of the Institute of the Artisan of Michoacán , being their own seal that they develop through an Association of Artisans. Hand Crafted Embroiderers of Santa Cruz, Tzintzuntzan During the pandemic, artisans have gone through extraordinarily difficult times, so it is more important than ever to support them.  And the best way to do it is by buying their products, so that this art continue...

Michoacán is just over the top when it comes to artisans and biodiversity.  Through their artistic creations, our artisans show their sensitivity and imagination, capturing all that creativity and emotion with each piece, whether it be of the greatest complexity or the greatest simplicity.   All this while using materials specifically of this region. Mexican Folk Art make by the Artisans of Michoacán Each of these pieces holds a fabulous history, following techniques that have been passing in the families of these Michoacán artisans for generations, since before the arrival of Don Vasco de Quiroga , who subsequently fine-tuned their techniques and systems of distribution. Clay Pineapples from San José de Gracia, Michoacán When considering the folk art of Michoacán , we see the diversity of materials with which these crafts are made, reflected in the sixteen artisanal branches of Michoacán crafts . Mexican Handicraft made with natural fibers at Patzcuaro Lake Region When...