Tourist Attractions in Morelia, Michoacan Photos, Informations, Sightseeing, Places to Visit...
Antiguo Hospital de los Juaninos (Hospital) Morelos Sur No. 39, col. Centro
Great building where it combine baroque and neoclassical styles. It was built in 1685 on the orders of Bishop Juan Ortega y Montañez. Here was the old Episcopal Palace, but the company pressured the government and was assigned to the order of the Juaninos in 1770 where they installed the Real Hospital de San Juan de Dios that worked until the time of the Reformation.
In 1886 it was remodeled by the Engineer Guillermo Woodon de Sorine and it became a majestic hotel. Today, the building is one of the most exclusive hotels in Morelia, it still retains its architectural beauty and this very special view of the cathedral and its surroundings.
It is Located at Morelos Sur street 39.
Callejón del Romance (Romance Alley) Av. Madero esq. Luís Moya
Walking along the road you can get at the end of the Aqueduct and just a few steps there is a passage with pink quarry, flowers and fountains. Once you are there, you can sit and read the poems that decorate the walls or to rest or to talk with friends or with your beloved, just as its name says, this place is surrounded in a romantic aura that takes you away from the city bustle. It is located between Luis Moya street and Madero avenue.
Calzada Fray Antonio de San Miguel Calzada Fray Antonio de San Miguel, Morelia, Mich.
One of the most beautiful places of Morelia is a pedestrian stone path that goes from the Sanctuary of Guadalupe (or San Diego) to the fountain of the Tarascas.
It was built in 1732 by Bishop Don Manuel Jose Escalona y Calatayud and was restored by his successor the Friar Antonio de San Miguel who took his name.
Many of the big houses along the Calzada were built as resting places for the wealthy families of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and they have legends and real and fantastic stories.
Casa Natal de Morelos (Natal House of Morelos) Corregidora No. 113 esq. García Obeso
In the place where it is this noble house with Baroque interior and neoclassical facade was born one of the initiators of the National Independence, Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon on September 30, 1765.
The original building was demolished in the late nineteenth century and the current site was built years later.
In 1964 it was adapted to create a cultural center where are paintings by the artist Alfredo Zalce from Michoacan, a library, bookstore, cinema club and a museum with documents and articles about the life of Morelos, some with their original signature.
The Natal House is National Monument since 1965.
It is located on Corregidora street 113 and Garcia Obeso street
Colegio San Nicolás de Hidalgo (School) Av. Madero Poniente No. 351
The College San Nicolas Obispo was founded in Patzcuaro during the sixteenth century by the Bishop Vasco de Quiroga and moved to Valladolid in 1580 when the church and state changed residence.
Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was professor and principal of this school in the early nineteenth century and Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon, his pupil.
During the time of Independence was closed and returned to operation until 1847 when Melchor Ocampo donated books and equipment for scientific research to the college.
Currently, the building houses one of the high schools of the University of Michoacan of San Nicolas de Hidalgo.
The majestic building has a facade of a neoclassical style and its interior is baroque.
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