Mole, mezcal and Day of the Dead. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit Oaxaca

Best months: January, February, March, April, October, November and December.

What to see in Oaxaca

1. Templo de Santo Domingo
   This is one of the finest examples of Mexican baroque, and the interior comes as a surprise after a fairly restrained stone facade: vaults, walls and chapels are covered in gilded decoration.
2. Monte Albán
   Set on a leveled hilltop high above the Oaxaca valleys, this former Zapotec capital gives a rare sense of space and quiet.
3. Mercado 20 de Noviembre
   This covered market in the centre of Oaxaca is above all a place to eat, in the middle of the smoke, the chopping of knives and the calls of the cooks.
4. Zócalo d'Oaxaca
   The Zócalo is the beating heart of Oaxaca's historic center, a shaded square where the city gathers from morning to night.
5. Hierve el Agua
   Two petrified waterfalls cling to a cliff above a vast valley, a mineral landscape that still surprises you even if you have seen the photos.
6. Mitla
   Mitla is not about towering pyramids but about the finesse of its facades, covered in geometric patterns made of cut stone.
7. Mercado Benito Juárez
   This covered market in central Oaxaca, a few steps from the zócalo, is where locals do their everyday shopping.
8. Museo Textil
   Set in a former house in the historic center, this museum shows that textiles in Oaxaca are a living language of gestures, dyes and symbols passed from village to village.

A sample itinerary for Oaxaca, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €65 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My Oaxaca itinerary, hour by hour

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