Beautifully painted in rich Spanish colonial flavor, Valladolid is a Must Visit to taste a Maya city culture in modern day and the first signs of the Mexican revolution of 1910. Located at about a half way from Tulum to Merida’ ( the capital of Yucatan), Valladolid offers lots of laid back charms as colonial era cathedral,Cathedral of San Gervasio in the heart of square, a hustle and bustle local market filled with colorful fruits and flowers and amazing food that represents the town’s history. And also new additional perfumery of Coqui Coqui ( amazing Taste!!) just add more reason to pay a visit to the town!
Cathedral of San Gervasio. Cathedral of San Gervasio is 1 of 7 churches in Valladolid along Convent of San Bernadino. I just love simple yet beautiful charm of this church. The 2 palms are placed just perfectly. I find the color of the fence around the church changes time to time whenever we visit here. A typical elder lady in Valladolid with a signature scarf on. I think only the elders wear this. All hand made in silk.
A house of culture in square: beautiful ceiling and tiled passage way and the typical court yard. The house offers various claases for cultural dances, music and more.
On a way to the market. You will see many old school Beatles and more old mobiles around the town.
Near the market, awesome barber shop.
The vibrant market! These are hand made bee wax candles. It smells delicious! 10 pesos each ( about $0.85). We got 5 of them. Below from the top; Jicama, Banana leaves and 10 pesos a bag mixed fruit. yum!
How amazing is this Barber/tailor/fruit shop!! My favorite is #4.
Fried Yuca balls with home made honey. Again 10 pesos for the whole bag. They are delicious! And the big brown things with holes are caramelized squash.
Now it’s our lunch time! This 17 century Spanish colonial hotel, El Manson del Marques on the square is absolutely gorgeous with amazing court yard and a beautiful and exquisite restaurant Hosteria del Marques, which serves regional specialties. Love!
Planton de La Casa: Plate of the House which gives you a chance to taste variety of regional food. Mexican chorizo, pork, turkey and egg. It was more like a enlightened experience of Mexican cuisine. It’s far way more than rice and beans. Well balanced seasoning with great texture and layers of flavor. Amazing.
Another amazing dish and the specialty of Hosteria del Marques: Stuffed cheese stew with capers, olives, pork and chicken, almond, raisins and secret spices. A powerful bursting flavor in your mouth with just a spoonful first sip. It killed me.
Yes. We loved it and We cleared it! It was ammmaaaazing! Mmmm, Happy….!
I put 40 photos in this blog but I still have 150 more. It’s a quick trip so well worth to do. You will have a great time. Be inspired. Valladolid.
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Enjoy Mexico…
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Hi there,
I have just come back from backpacking in Mexico and have been looking non stop for the recipe of stuffed cheese wich i have fallen in love with when i went to Valladolid. I was wondering if you had any idea on how to prepare this dish and its ingredients especially the type of cheese.
I hope you can help, and hope you enjoyed you trip.
Thank you