Beyond Mexico City
Taxco: the silver town on the hill
The back story
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Comisión Mexicana de Filmaciones from México D. F., México · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Taxco: the silver town on the hill
Taxco, in the state of Guerrero south of Mexico City, climbs a hillside in white houses and red roofs. It grew rich on silver, and its workshops still sell it; on the main square, the Plaza Borda, stands the 18th-century church of Santa Prisca.
Getting there
By car or coach, south on the toll motorway via Cuernavaca.
The town
Santa Prisca, the cobbled lanes around it, and the silver workshops. Buy silver stamped .925, from a shop with an address.
By car on the toll motorway south, via Cuernavaca.
Our advice: it is a long day; consider a night in Taxco.
Why it's on our list
- Getting there
- The town
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Taxco: the silver town on the hill before you go.