Santuario de Atotonilco
3 expert reviews
“A journey to Atotonilco is the goal of pilgrims and penitents from all over Mexico, and the starting point of an important and solemn procession two weekends before Easter.”
– Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
"Exemplies Mexican baroque architecture. Take note of the Hieronymous Bosch-like displays in the entryway, which aim to show that mortification of the flesh is a way to spirituality." Full review
Fodor's
"The church is completely covered in murals that have earned it the title "the Sistine Chapel of Mexico." It also houses a venerated statue of Our Lord at the Column, a bloodied Christ leaning over" Full review