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[[ImageFile:DoloresHidalgo.JPG|thumb|300px| Dolores Parish &and Hidalgo Statue Photo by [[User:(WT-en) Fabz|(WT-en) Fabz]]]]
'''[http://www.doloresdoloreshidalgo.gob.mx/ Dolores Hidalgo]''' is a small colonial town of 6067,000 inhabitants (2020) in the state of [[Guanajuato (state)|Guanajuato]] in Central Mexico. The fulltown nameis famous as the [[Mexican War of Independence|"Cradle of Mexican Independence"]]. The quiet atmosphere in this town ismakes Doloresit Hidalgo,really Cunacharming deand lathe Independenciaabsence Nacionalof (Cradletourist ofcrowds thecould Nationalmake it a highlight in your trip. Independence)
 
==Understand==
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* {{listing
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| address=Plaza Principal 11, 2nd floor | lat=21.15693 | long=-100.93413 | directions=
| phone=+52 412 182 1164 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=M-F 10:00-17:00 | price=
| content=Provides free sightseeing maps.
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==Get in==
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To reach Dolores Hidalgo you should be able to get a bus from Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende or Leon all of them are around 1 hour away. Taking a bus from Queretaro is also an option. From Mexico City you need to take a bus to any of the before mentioned cities and then to Dolores.
To reach Dolores Hidalgo you should be able to get a bus from [[Guanajuato]], [[San Miguel de Allende]] or [[León (Mexico)|León]] all of them are around one hour away. Taking a bus from [[Querétaro]] is also an option. From [[Mexico City]] you need to take a bus to any of the before mentioned cities and then to Dolores. The bus station for {{marker|type=go|name=Grupo Flecha Amarilla|lat=21.15507|long=-100.93636|url=http://www.primeraplus.com.mx}} which includes Primera Plus and Coordinados is on Calle Hidalgo 26, north of the Rio Dolores. The other station for {{marker|type=go|name=Pegasso & Autovias|lat=21.1561 | long=-100.9370|url=http://pegasso.mx }} is at Calle Yucatan 13e, on the corner of Calle Yucatan and Chiapas, one block north and one block west from Flecha Amarilla along Calle Tobasco/Chiapas.
The bus station is located at Hidalgo Street and Rio Dolores.
 
==Get around==
The town is really small, everything is within walking distance.
 
[[Image:DoloresMonument.JPG|thumb|200px| Independence Monument Photo by [[User:(WT-en) Fabz|(WT-en) Fabz]]]]
[[Image:DoloresCasaHidalgo.JPG|thumb|200px| Casa de Hidalgo. Photo by [[User:(WT-en) Fabz|(WT-en) Fabz]]]]
==See==
[[File:Insurgentes de 1810.JPG|thumb|Independence Statue]]
* '''Independence Statue''' Just in the entrance of the town * '''Jardin del Grande Hidalgo''' The main square, where a statue of Hidalgo overlooks the parish
[[File:Una cocina típica del siglo XIX.jpg|thumb|Casa de Miguel Hidalgo]]
* '''Parish of our Lady of Dolores'''
* {{see
* '''Museo de la Independencia''' (Independence museum) Next to the main square.
| name=Independence Statue | alt=Monumento a los Insurgentes | url= | email=
* '''Casa de Visitas''' located in one of the sidestreets of the main square, this is a guest house for V.I.P. Tell the guard to let you in and see inside.
| address= | lat=21.15823 | long=-100.91675 | directions=by the town's entrance
* '''Casa de Miguel Hidalgo''' Hidalgo and Morelos streets. This was the place where priest Hidalgo lived. Shortly after the rebelion started, the spanish arrived to Dolores and burned the original house. Most of the original furniture were lost but a they did a very well done replica of this national hero home. Interesting is a plaque in one of the outside walls dedicated by Emperor Maximiliano of Habsburg during French occupation.
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* {{see
| name=Plaza Principal | alt= | url= | email=
| address= | lat=21.15751 | long=-100.93455 | directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
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| content=The main square, where a statue of Hidalgo overlooks the parish church.
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* {{see
| name=Parish Church of our Lady of Sorrows | alt=Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Dolores | url= | email=
| address=Plaza Principal S/N | lat=21.15856 | long=-100.93397 | directions=
| phone=+52 418 182 0652 | tollfree= | fax= | image=Parroquia de Dolores -Atrio.JPG
| hours=Daily 08:00-20:00 | price=
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* {{see
| name=Museo de La Independencia Antigua Cárcel | alt=Museum of National Independence | url=http://www.doloreshidalgo.gob.mx/turismo-dolores-hidalgo.php | email=
| address=Zacatecas, 6 | lat=21.15852 | long=-100.93537 | directions=next to the main square
| phone=+52 418 182 0193 x150 | tollfree= | fax=
| image=Museo de la Independencia.JPG
| hours=M-Sa 09:00-17:00, Su 09:00-15:00 | price=M$15 ([[Mexico#Currency|pesos]]) (adults), M$7.50 (students/teachers/seniors), free (children under 12), free on Sundays; M$10 (camera permit)
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* {{see
| name=Casa de Visitas | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Plaza Principal 25 | lat=21.15771 | long=-100.93514 | directions=off of the main square
| phone= | tollfree= | fax= | image=
| hours= | price=
| content=An 18th-century mansion, now is a guest house for VIPs. Ask the guard to let you in and see inside.
}}
* {{see
| name=Museo Casa de Hidalgo | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Calle Morelos 1 | lat=21.15642 | long=-100.93586 | directions=Hidalgo and Morelos streets
| phone=+52 418 182 0171 | tollfree= | fax= | image=Casa de Miguel Hidalgo.jpg
| hours=Tu-Sa 10:00-17:45, Su 09:00-16:45 | price=M$49 (adults), free (students/teachers/seniors/children under 13); free on Sundays
| content=This was the place where priest Hidalgo lived. Shortly after the rebellion started, the Spanish arrived to Dolores and burned the original house. Most of the original furniture were lost but a they did a very well done replica of this national hero home. Interesting is a plaque in one of the outside walls dedicated by Emperor Maximilian of Habsburg during the French occupation.
}}
* {{see
| name=Casa Museo José Alfredo Jiménez | alt= | url=https://museojosealfredojimenez.com.mx/ | email=
| address=Guanajuato 13, Centro | lat=21.157870 | long=-100.932675 | directions=
| phone=+52 418 154 4070 | tollfree=
| hours=11:00 - 16:00 (closed Tu) | price=M$60
| lastedit=2023-09-05
| content=One of the most popular museums in town is dedicated to the famed mariachi and songwriter. Learn about his music and life as you walk through his former home, full of period furnishings and personal belongings. The museum also features a large collection of modern art.
}}
 
==Do==
Every night there's a re-creation of the famous cry for freedom at the main square with light and sound effects.
 
===Events===
* '''Feast of the Lord of the Afflicted''' (January 1): it takes place in the community of El Llanito. Masses, dances and fireworks are held, parishioners will give thanks for the new year.
* '''Dolores Friday''' (Friday before Palm Sunday): celebration of the Virgen Dolorosa , patron saint of the town, monumental altars are made in various houses of the historic center and communities, a procession is held and water, popsicles and snow of fruits of season.
* '''Feast of the Assumption''' (August 15): celebration of the Assumption of Mary in the Parish of the Assumption.
* '''National Holidays''' (from September 4 to 20): during most of the month of September, commercial exhibitions, popular dances, cultural and sporting events are organized. At dawn on September 16, the cry of Dolores is recreated in the atrium of the Parroquia de Dolores, there are fireworks and concerts.
* '''International Festival of José Alfredo Jiménez''' (FIJAJ) (November 19 to 23): festival where homage is paid to the singer-songwriter from Puerto Rico José Alfredo Jiménez. Artistic and gastronomic exhibitions, colloquia, film shows, lyrical composition competitions and tours of the town canteens are held.
* '''Feast of the Immaculate Conception''' (November 28 to December 8): it is celebrated in the Temple of the Third Order. A great popular fair is held, with Mexican snacks, serenades with musical groups, fireworks burn and the artisans hold an exhibition of wax figures. Each workers guild makes a procession with large candles.
 
==Buy==
Dolores is famous for its Talavera Ceramicceramic (pottery) items such as tiles, vases, pots,and etcpots. ExpertsThe say is onemajority of the bestcity's placesceramics tostores are clustered along {{marker |type=buy this|name=Avenida kindJosé ofAlfredo goodsJiménez |lat=21.1592 |long=-100.9404}} on the western edge of the centro.
 
Next to the parish, there are several stalls selling small cacti, local liquors such as honey liquor or cacti liquor, and other local crafts. Buying from them will make their day.
 
==Eat==
The municipality has a semi- arid climate and part of the local flora is consumed as food by the population, fruits such as ''tunas'', ''xoconostles'', ''chilitos'', ''borrachitas'' and ''garambullos'' stand out. Among the most representative crops are beans, chili peppers, chickpeas, zucchini, corn and jet chili peppers.
Dolores is famous for its exotic ice cream flavors. Try them at the Main Square, there are two vendors, offering strange flavors such as Mole (chili and chocolate sauce), Beer, Strawberries and Cream, Avocado, etc. Each ice cream or "Nieve" in Spanish is around $15 pesos.
 
Among the typical dishes from Dolo is the ''vitualla'', a chickpea and carrot-based stew served at weddings and other family celebrations; and chiles de chorro rellenos, a variety of chili endemic to the region filled with beans, cheese or ground meat.
* '''El Caporal''' Plaza Principal 5
 
Dolores is famous for its exotic ice cream flavors. Try them at the main square, there are two vendors, offering strange flavors such as ''mole'' (chili and chocolate sauce), beer, strawberries and cream, and avocado. Each ice cream or "Helado" in Spanish is around M$15.
 
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| address=PlazaAvenida PrincipalNorte 17B65 | lat=21.1570516249 | long=-100.9349593843 | directions=
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* {{eat
| name=El Carruaje Restaurante | alt= | url= | email=
| address=Guanajuato 5 | lat=21.15739 | long=-100.9331 | directions=
| phone=+52 418 181 0648 | tollfree= | fax=
| hours=Daily 08:00-22:00 | price=
| content=Has live music in the evening.
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==Drink==
Some of the traditional drinks are the white ''atole de puscua'', a preparation of ground ''cacahuazintle'' white corn cooked in water; the gruel black cocoa shell and ''colonche'', an alcoholic beverage of ''tuna''.
 
In Dolores there are clubs and bars that you can go to just ask taxi cab drivers and they would take you anywhere. The most famous are {{marker|type=drink|name=Gruperrona|url=http://lagruperronadisco.blogspot.mx/|lat=21.1568|long=-100.9213}} and '''Cabina de Cesar'''.
 
===Wine===
The climate of Dolores Hidalgo favors the cultivation of the vine and the production of wine, especially sweet wines such as muscatel, port, sherry and vermouth. Local wineries usually welcome visitors to tour the vineyards and winery and to experience a tasting of their different wines and vintages.
 
* {{drink
| name=Cuna de Tierra | alt= | url=https://www.cunadetierra.com/ | email=
| address=Carr. Dolores Hidalgo - San Luis de la Paz (MEX 110) Km 11, El Rosillo | lat=21.208309 | long=-100.851978 | directions=
| phone=+52 415 152 6060 | tollfree=
| hours=Tu-Sa 10:00 - 18:00 | price=
| content=Modern vineyard offers guided tours with tastings of 4 to 6 wines and charcuterie board or full meals. Make reservations ahead of time, especially if you want a tour, and most especially if you are visiting during harvest season (August) or during a special event. Tours begin at 11:00, 13:00 or 15:00. Wines include a light white wine made with 100% semillon and several reds, which are all blends. They have a syrah that is 75% syrah and 25% merlot, a nebbiolo that is 60% nebbiolo, 20% malbec and 20% tempranillo. Other reds are blends with cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, syrah, merlot and other varietals.
}}
 
* {{drink
| name=Tres Raices | url=http://www.tresraices.com.mx/
| address=Carretera San Miguel de Allende a Dolores Hidalgo, km 73, Av. Insurgentes 12B, Ejido Tequisquiapan
| lat=21.085099238215236 | long=-100.80082017608215
| phone=+52 415 113 5250
| hours=11:00 - 18:00 (longer hours for restaurant) | price=
| content=Modern winery established in 2012, produces some varietal wines, including a malbec, a merlot, a sauvignon blanc, and a tempranillo. Several blends are also available. See the web page and call for more information or reservations. The winery also houses an upscale restaurant and a boutique hotel (with rooms starting at M$5000).
}}
 
==Sleep==
* {{sleep
| name=Hotel CasaMia | alt= | url=https://www.facebook.com/hotelcasamiadoloreshgogto | email=
| address=San Luis Potosí 9 | lat=21.15928 | long=-100.93421 | directions=
| phone=+52 418 182 2560 | tollfree= | fax=
| price= | checkin= | checkout=
| lastedit=2022-02-14
| content=Decent rates, comfortable rooms, and a beautiful little courtyard. Showers so hot and powerful you could scrub an elephant.
}}
* {{sleep
| name=Hotel Hidalgo | alt= | url=http://www.hotelposadahidalgo.com | email=
| address=Calle Hidalgo 15 | lat=21.15596 | long=-100.93575 | directions=
| phone=+52 418 182 2683 | tollfree=+52 800 523 6254 | fax=+52 418 182 0477
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* {{sleep
| name=Haciendas Las Trancas | alt= | url=http://www.haciendalastrancas.com | email=
| address= | lat=21.2298 | long=-101.0272| directions=
| phone= | tollfree= | fax=
| price= | checkin= | checkout=
| content=Centuries-old ex-hacienda. Ten suites with beautiful views of the Sierra Madres, each with Internet, satellite TV, propane fireplace, terrace, private bath. Additional beds and linens can sleep up to 30 people total. Wi-Fi throughout the porches and gardens. The hacienda is huge (approximately 40 rooms). Includes all meals, use of horses, heated pool/Jacuzzi, 17-piece Cybex Gym. Spa services available. }}
| content=Hidalgo street 15.
 
}}
==Stay safe==
Dolores is a safe place by Mexican standards. Overall, people are nice and willing to help if you need directions.
 
==Go next==
* [[Guanajuato]]
In Dolores there are clubs and bars that you can go to just ask taxi cab drivers and they would take you anywhere.
* [[San Miguel de Allende]]
The most famous are Gruperoona and Ceasars
 
==Stay Safe==
Dolores is a safe place by Mexican standards. Overall, people are nice and willing to help if you need directions.
 
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[[Wikipedia:Dolores Hidalgo]]
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