Sit and relax on a patio terrace near the malecon with a margarita while you look on at passerby’s and listen to the ocean waves lapping the shores near the boardwalk.
Throw Back Some Tequila in Tequila
Mexico is the home of Tequila! So what better than to drink Tequila in the place it was first made and distilled? While there are many distilleries all over the Jalisco region, including in Puerto Vallarta, just a short thirty-five-minute flight away, you’ll find the authentic town of Tequila, the very heart and home of the drink.
Perfect day and overnight trips to experience more of Mexico: Guadalajara, San Sebastian, Mascota, Talpa de Allende, and Magic South
Not only is Puerto Vallarta’s Banderas Bay a sight to behold and a treat to experience, but the area also offers a number of day trips or overnight tours that will take you through the surrounding sights to be had in Mexico’s west coast.
Guadalajara, Mexico’s second largest city, is located a five-hour bus ride from Puerto Vallarta or a short plane ride away. A great expression of Mexican culture, Guadalajara offers mariachi, tequila, beautiful architecture and lots of fantastic shopping for authentic Mexican arts, crafts, ceramics, jewelry, glassware, and more.
The small colonial town of San Sebastian with a population of 600 was first settled in 1605 in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Just a fifteen-minute flight or a ninety-min drive from Puerto Vallarta, the once silver mining village is cobble-stoned with colonial buildings and offers rich coffee and chocolate treats.
For a similar small farming town feeling, be sure to visit Mascota, where you can sit back and relax while eyeing the colonial haciendas. For small sleepy fishing villages, be sure to visit “Magic South” which includes the towns of Las Animas, Quimixto, Majahuitas, and Yelapa that all have beautiful tropical beaches.
Finally, one sight to be sure to visit is Talpa de Allende, a pilgrimage site for Christians in Mexico located 4,000 feet above sea level in the mountains. It is said that this is a sacred place where many come to visit the Virgin “Rosario of Talpa.”
Viva Puerto Vallarta & Mexico!
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