Places to Explore

• Dolores Hidalgo

  An easy one-hour bus ride from San Miguel de Allende's Central de Autobuses, Dolores Hidalgo is famous for its lovely hand-glazed Talavera-style ceramics, most notably tiles and tableware. The town's numerous... (more)

• Guanajuato

  Guanajuato is simply beautiful. It spills across cliffs and hillsides down to a series of tree-shaded plazas whose sidewalk cafés and street life are unmatched in any comparably sized town in Mexico... (more)

• Morelia

  Morelia is Michoacán state's capital—its long, wide boulevards and earth-tone colonial mansions earned it its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Founded in 1541 as Valladolid (after the... (more)

• Pátzcuaro

  Founded in the 16th century on the shores of the tranquil Lake Pátzcuaro, this town remained largely undisturbed for several centuries until it was "discovered" by hordes of international tourists... (more)

• Pozos

  The captivating, high-desert town of Pozos was a silver-mining center in the late 19th century. Now it's almost a ghost town; you can peek at abandoned buildings or the simple, echoing chapel. Rarely will... (more)

• Querétaro

  Querétaro is a modern city of more than 1.25 million inhabitants, but it holds its own against the region's other colonial cities, with wide, tree-lined boulevards and beautifully manicured parks... (more)

• San Miguel de Allende

  You've heard San Miguel de Allende is an artists' retreat, where the beauty of the surroundings coupled with the inspired bent of those who seem to be drawn here, result in proliferation of all things... (more)

• Tequisquiapan

  Drenched in sun, bougainvillea, and flowering trees, Tequis (as the locals call it) was once famed for its restorative thermal waters. Nowadays, however, the town has experienced a dearth of hot water... (more)

• Xilitla

• Zacatecas

  Although Zacatecas, nestled high up at 8,000 feet, was once the world's largest silver-producing city, it's relatively undiscovered by foreigners. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, this extraordinary... (more)