Things to Do in Taxco

Santa Prisca y San Sebastián Church

This is Taxco's centerpiece parish church; it faces the pleasant Plaza Borda. José de la Borda, a French...

Los Castillo

Don Antonio Castillo was one of hundreds of young men to whom William Spratling taught silversmithing...

Spratling Ranch Workshop

William Spratling's hacienda-style home and workshop on the outskirts of Taxco still bustles with busy...

Museo de la Plateria

The silver museum holds a small collection of exquisite silver pieces, the most interesting of which...

• Museums

Mercado Municipal

Located to the right of the Santa Prisca Church, behind and below Berta's, Taxco's central market meanders...

• Markets

Museo Arqueológico Guillermo Spratling

A plaque in Spanish explains that most of the collection of pre-Columbian art displayed here, as well...

• Museums

Humboldt House/Museo Virreinal de Taxco

Stroll along Ruiz de Alarcón (the street behind the Casa Borda) and look for the richly decorated facade...

• Museums

Casa de la Cultura de Taxco (Casa Borda)

Diagonally across from the Santa Prisca Church and facing Plaza Borda is the home José de la Borda built...

• Landmarks