The City of Silver

Taxco is a wealthy colonial city with beautiful architecture, museums, a pre-hispanic heritage and the most important silver producing city in the country. Silver has important roots in the foundation, development and rise of the city, since Taxco is the oldest mining city in Mexico and it is known worldwide for the exquisite pieces produced here.

When you go for a walk in the cobblestone streets of Taxco , you will find a lot of shops displaying wonderful jewelry, crafts and souvenirs made of bright silver. It is very common to see silversmiths' at work in their stores creating amazing and original pieces of a very high quality.

In Taxco the prices are great and the variety of different jewelry, such as earrings, buckles, rings and bracelets, plus the wonderful silverware and many other handicrafts, are amazing. There are stores where you can buy original works of silver made by William Spratling, who was a talented silver designer and prompted the start of the mining industry in this picturesque city. When you travel to Taxco , don't forget to buy a piece of this precious metal!