La Contra

Guadalajara


Guadalajara’s largest and classiest wine shop stocks only Mexican wines – 300 different vintages – priced at between M$150 and M$4000. Staff are eager to help and assist in selection.


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2. Museo de las Artes

0.82 MILES

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3. Casa-Taller Orozco

0.96 MILES

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4. Templo de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

1.19 MILES

Facing a small leafy plaza, Templo de Nuestra Señora del Carmen is a 17th-century chapel that was remodeled in the 1860s, with lots of gold leaf, old…

5. Templo de Aranzazú

1.53 MILES

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6. Templo de la Merced

1.54 MILES

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7. Templo de San Francisco de Asís

1.55 MILES

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8. Plaza Guadalajara

1.57 MILES

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