Valladolid is an old city in Yucatan that stands out and is characterized by the richness of the Spanish legacy, which is expressed in the temples and old neighborhoods, where the old houses painted with bright colors highlight those features that characterize the city.
Some distinctive attractions in the city are the impressive Convent of San Bernardino de Siena, architectonically showing the Franciscan influence all over the peninsula; the cozy Main Park offers the shadows of the laurels and the harmonious song of the birds announcing the end of the day.
The San Gervasio Church and its towers exhibit the cannons that helped recover the city in 1848, after rebel indians took the city during the Caste War. The City Hall and San Juan de Dios Temple are other places of tourist importance. The Zací cenote is located near the city, a deep, fresh water sinkhole that provided the people with water in the past, and which now serves as a restaurant and natural pool.
The leather and henequen handcrafts, which are well sold, are traditional in the zone.