Itinerary Ruta Mágica de las Artesanías

Day 1: Day 1: Magical Route of Handicrafts

Duration: 12 hours

Departure: Oaxaca City

Suggested transportation: Tourist vehicle or guided tour with a local operator

Type of experience: Cultural, gastronomic, artisanal, and natural

08:00 a.m. – Departure from Oaxaca / Santa María Atzompa

Distance: 10 km – 30 minutes

Activity:

• Visit the Handicraft Market to purchase local pottery, from traditional clay pieces to the characteristic green glazed ceramics.
• Tour the archaeological site on Cerro del Bonete.

Services:

Public restrooms, parking, local guides, clay handicrafts.
Suggested duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

11:00 a.m. – Zaachila Market

Distance: 19.7 km – 60 minutes

Activity:

• Tour the Zaachila Market (especially if it’s Thursday): barbacoa, tlayudas, bread, handicrafts, and artisanal ice cream.
• Breakfast at the market.

​Services:

Handicraft shops, cafés, restrooms, parking, community guides.

Suggested duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

1:00 p.m. – Ocotlán de Morelos

Distance: 30 km – 40 minutes

Activity:

• Visit the Ocotlán de Morelos Temple.
• Tour the Rodolfo Morales Museum and view murals.
• Walk through the municipal market.
  

Services:

Restaurants, market, restrooms, ATMs, and handicrafts.

Suggested duration: 1 hour

2:30 p.m. – San Antonino Castillo Velasco

Distance: 2.5 km – 10 minutes

Activity:

• Stop at a textile workshop to admire fine embroidery and traditional garments (blouses, huipiles) and learn about the local unraveling and embroidery process. The town is renowned for its multicolored embroidery.
• Visit the MANOS QUE VEN workshop, a space recognized for its founding artists who work with red clay figures.
  

Services:

Restrooms, parking, souvenir shops.

Suggested duration: 1 hour

3:00 p.m. – Lunch at La Azucena Zapoteca

Distance: 2.4 km – 15 minutes

Activity:

• Enjoy a traditional Oaxacan menu.
  

Services:

Souvenir shops, food.

Suggested duration: 60 minutes

4:00 p.m. – San Martín Tilcajete

Distance: 2 km – 5 minutes

Activity:

• Visit the home of alebrijes artisans Jacobo and María; learn about the creation of alebrijes, color techniques, and tour the ceramics area and sales section.
  

Services:

Souvenir shops, food.

Suggested duration: 60 minutes

6:20 p.m. – Return to Oaxaca de Juárez

Distance: 19 km – 40 minutes

Approximate arrival: 7:00 p.m.