Parras de la Fuente

Parras de la Fuente is a city in Coahuila. The town is known for its wine. It was the first wine growing region in the Americas. The town is a Pueblo Mágico, designated in 2004. Parras is called the oasis of the semi-desert of Coahuila state.

Understand
The town has 45,000 inhabitants and the elevation is 1,500 m.

Get in
There are two bus stations in the town:



Second class buses serve Parras from Saltillo and Monterrey.



Coming from Cuatro Ciénegas you need to change the bus in San Pedro Las Colonias.

Buy
There are ATMs in Parras. For example a in the elektra store. And there is said to be a Banorte ATM in the center.

Popular wine stores stores are:

Eat
Typical foods are:
 * Asado de puerco (roasted pork)
 * mole
 * tamales de puerco y pollo (Chicken and pork tamales)
 * barbacoa (barbecue)
 * cabrito.

Sweets with walnuts, figs, grapes, pine nuts and cajetas are also made here.

Drink
Table wines and grape liqueurs are made in Parras.

Vineyards (Viñedos)


Located in the Hacienda San Lorenzo and founded in 1597. Also has a wine museum.

Wines: Casa Grande Gran Reserva, Casa Madero Reserva, Jóvenes



Wines: Rivero González, Scielo

The vineyard began its first planting in 2000.
 * Don Leo

Wines: Don Leo, Linde

Sleep
A few hotels can be reserved online, like on booking.com. Google Maps finds more hotels.

Camping & Glamping
In the nights of May to August it's 13⁰C on average. In the winter it goes down to around 5⁰C at night.

Go next
Your next destination for staying can be...:

in the west

 * Torreón

in the north

 * Cuatro Ciénegas

in the east

 * Saltillo
 * Monterrey