This beautiful city is located among spectacular hills, 2,500 meters high.
With an important mining past, where the Spaniards extracted enormous amounts of silver, which enriched the city with beautiful buildings, worth examples of the Mexican colonial architecture.
This beautiful city is also one of the coziest and cleanest of the country, being most of its attractions in the center of the city.The main square, with the Cathedral of Zacatecas, the Palace of the Bad Night, and the Government Palace.To the south of the cathedral, we find the Theatre Calderón, and a singular forged iron structure: the market González Ortega.
Going up the hill ‘El Grillo’, will allow you to behold a spectacular panoramic view of the city, visit the museum and then cross in a dazzling cable railway to the famous hill ‘Bufa.’One of the most famous attractions of the city, the mine ‘El Edén,’ which was one of the most important in Mexico, turned now into a tourist trip.You will be able to get into a small train that will lead you inside the mine.You will know the history of this place, which will let you realize about the working conditions of those times.Then, through the interior lift of the mine, you can come back to the top of the hill.
Some other important visits are the church Santo Domingo, and the museum Rafael Coronel.