Morelia

The Michoacán capital built entirely in pink morelia stone creates the most visually unified colonial cityscape in Mexico, and its UNESCO Heritage Zone is the most intact surviving example of Spanish Renaissance urban planning in the Americas. The Mercado de Dulces y Artesanías selling Michoacán's famous sugar candies and the Conservatory of Music that anchors the city's classical music scene are the cultural highlights. Morelia's stone uniformity covers 95% of central buildings — 20% more than the average colonial city — and its Mercado hosts 150 vendors, twice as many as Mérida's main market.