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Planning to travel to Oaxaca? You’ll find all our Oaxaca City travel guides here, organized by topic: where to stay, what to do, local markets and food. You may also be interested in the Oaxaca travel tips category, which includes fun festivals and safety tips.

People gather and walk along the street in front of Santo Domingo church in Centro de Oaxaca during the evening hours.

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Hotels and Neighborhoods

People gather and walk along the street in front of Santo Domingo church in Centro de Oaxaca during the evening hours.

Where to Stay in Oaxaca: Best Areas and Hotels

A cobblestone street in Centro Oaxaca Mexico with colorful buildings. In the distance are colorful flags and some cars.

Oaxaca Centro: Insider’s Guide to Centro de Oaxaca

A quiet street in Xochimilco neighborhood, Oaxaca. Several cars and a motorcycle are parked while two people walk in the distance.

A Local Guide to Xochimilco: Oaxaca’s Oldest Neighborhood

Colorful flags called papel picado hang over the cobblestone street in Jalatlaco neighborhood. The street is lined with colorful buildings, in particular one that is bright pink with aqua trim.

Your Guide To Jalatlaco: Oaxaca’s Most Colorful Neighborhood

At one Oaxaca hostel, a striking portrait of a woman is painted on the back wall. In the foreground are tall cactus and a small pond.

The 7 Best Hostels in Oaxaca City in 2026

Things to Do in Oaxaca

The light stone building of Santo Domingo Church, one of the best things to do in Oaxaca City, is framed between green agave plants with long flower spikes.

39 Absolute Best Things to Do in Oaxaca City

Carlos sits with his youngest children during Muertos Dinner. His son has his face painted and his daughter wears a headband of marigold flowers.

A Traditional Día de Muertos in Atzompa with Coyote Aventuras

A man kneels in front of a temazcal in Oaxaca. In front of him are plants, bundles of fresh herbs, and a round hand drum.

How to Experience a Traditional Temazcal in Oaxaca

Wide view of the main plaza at Monte Alban in Oaxaca showing stone platforms and pyramids on both sides, green hillsides, and mountains under a cloudy sky.

Monte Albán Oaxaca: What to See, How to Get There + Tours

Two large stone buildings at the Mitla archeological site covered in horizontal bands of geometric fretwork, surrounded by cacti and agave in dry scrubland with mountains behind.

Mitla Ruins in Oaxaca: What to See, How to Get There + Tours

At Monte Alban, one of the top things to do in Oaxaca, a pyramid structure is surrounded by green trees and mountains.

5 Best Ruins in Oaxaca Mexico to Visit

Looking for more things to do? Check out Qué Onda Oaxaca, a website dedicated to daily events in the city.

Foodie Oaxaca

At one of the best restaurants in Oaxaca, sunlight illuminates the patio and plants.

35 Best Restaurants in Oaxaca Mexico (2026)

A man holds a plastic yellow plate of five Oaxaca tacos that are filled with meat and rolled.

17 Places to Eat the Best Tacos in Oaxaca City (2026)

The open air rooftop at Los Muchitos, a vegan restaurant in Oaxaca, features a painted wall with a depiction of three peas in a pod, with faces meant to look young. Underneath are the words Los Muchitos. On the patio are various wooden tables and chairs.

Oaxaca Vegan Food: My 10 Favorite Restaurants

A cappuccino in a white mug sits on a wooden table. The coffee drink has lots of bubbles and a heart decoration drawn in the foam.

My 10 Favorite Coffee Shops in Oaxaca

Markets of Oaxaca

People walk through the aisles of the Ocotlán Market which are full of products - dried chiles and tortillas. Above hang colorful papel picado decorations.

Best Markets in Oaxaca for Shopping, Food, and Artisans

One of the top things to do in Oaxaca is explore the Tlacolula Market, home of the original smoke hall. In this image women dressed in traditional clothing cook meat and vegetables on the grills. In the background are more people and decorative flags hanging on the ceiling.

Tlacolula Market: Local Guide to the Sunday Market in Oaxaca

A close up of a woman embroidering a white piece of fabric with green vines and bright yellow and red flowers at the Ocotlan Market in Oaxaca.

Ocotlán Oaxaca: Your Guide to the Vibrant Friday Market

A woman walks through Abastos Market in Oaxaca with a stack of tlayuda tortillas wrapped in a plastic bag on top of her head. The back view shows a long black braid down her back with a checker print apron and a green skirt.

Central de Abastos: How to Safely Navigate Oaxaca’s Largest Market

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