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Discover the main square with the Santo Domingo temple-turned-museum, admire the Cathedral, theater, and learn about chocolate making. Wrap up at the vibrant pre-Hispanic market.

Highlights

• Explore the transformed Santo Domingo temple, now a top museum of colonial art
• Marvel at the architectural masterpiece of the Macedonio Alcalá Theater
• Learn about the art of chocolate making at the local mills.

Description

Walk around the main square where you will admire the beauty of the Santo Domingo temple that was part of a convent, now transformed into one of the best museums of colonial and pre-Colombian art, and where there are valuable objects from Monte Alban archeological site; continue along the tourist walkway, (pedestrian street) admiring its green quarry buildings, you will find the Cathedral, built by the Dominican monks in the 16th century, you will see the outside of the Macedonio Alcalá Theater, an architectural jewel of the City of Oaxaca, later you will go to the chocolate mills to talk and learn about the ingredients for the preparation of this exquisite drink. Before finishing your tour, you will visit also the incredible market, one of the most typical in the region, where daily hundreds of people get together to offer their particular products, a tradition that goes back to the pre-Hispanic times.

Includes

Hotel pickup (selected hotels only) Professional driver Transport by air-conditioned minivan Guide

Easy cancellation

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