Two hours from Mexico City, Puebla moves at a calmer pace. Grand colonial architecture and a two-tower cathedral surround its leafy central plaza, while volcanoes Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl frame the city, their lower slopes offering excellent hiking, and high altitude brings spring-like weather for much of the year.
The 17th-century Palafoxiana library holds more than 45,000 volumes, and museums span pre-Hispanic, colonial and contemporary art. Along its streets, family-run shops selling traditional goods sit beside historic restaurants, corner bars and open-air markets. Blue-and-white Talavera ceramics are Puebla’s signature craft.
Nearby Cholula is a lively Pueblo Mágico and university town built around the world’s largest pyramid base. Its Mesoamerican structure lies beneath a hill threaded with archaeological tunnels and crowned by a Spanish colonial church.
Our custom-tailored journeys start from $1,000 USD per day for two travelers. ($1,800 per couple in beach destinations)
