As long as we are in the center of town, the Jardin,
our guests can party down and join the fun.
You can visit:
San Miguel de Allende: 1/2 day or 1 day
Founded in 1542, San Miguel is one of the most beautiful towns in colonial
México. Located on the richest silver route in the world, wealthy hacienda
owners built their splendid colonial homes there. See the Allende house,
Canal house, Bellas Artes, the Parish Church and the natural springs where
people still wash their clothes. Then a short ride to Atotonilco to see
the painted frescoes more than any other church in the world.
Built for penitents, this religious tradition continues today with people
coming from all over Mexico.
Guanajuato: 8 hours
Enjoy the most European city in México where one-third of the world's
silver was once mined. Visit the ex-hacienda San Gabriel de Barrera. Drive
up the hill to "el Pipila" for a view of the city and through the
tunnels which will take us to the Juarez Theater, the third nicest theater
in Mexico. See the house and museum where Diego Rivera was born. Lunch
up the hill at La Casa del Conde de la Valenciana. Visit the mine La Valenciana
and the San Cayetano church with its carved altars.
Querétaro: 8 hrs
The city capital of the state of Querétaro is a wonderful colonial
city and full of history. See one of the longest aqueducts in Mexico with
seventy four arches built in 1735 by a Marquise, then visit one of the
most impressive monasteries in all of America where the Franciscans founded
the first apostolic college for the propagation of the faith. We will visit
the church Santa Rosa de Viterbo with its fine baroque altars, the Regional
Museum with a great collection from all over the state, lunch at a nice
restaurant. And finally see El Cerro de la Campana where Maximilian was
executed in 1867.
Dolores Hidalgo: 7 hours
Famous all over México for the talavera style pottery, see the artisans
painting and creating beautiful pots. We will stop at a furniture workshop
where you can see how they carved the colonial style furniture. Dolores
is known because it was there where the War for Independence from Spain
began in 1810.
Pozos: 8 hours
Take a peek into the abandoned mines and haciendas of this ghost mining
town in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains. Walk through the ruins
of ornate mansions, haciendas and mines. If you are brave, enter one of
the mines with your guide. After lunch at the only hotel in Pozos, we will
see the craftsmen making Pre-Hispanic instruments. Bring walking shoes
and camera.
Tula: 10 hours
The legendary capital of the Toltecs is a famous for the huge Atlantean
stone figures. Walk through the burn palace and see the fantastic reliefs
of the warriors, and a few steps away reliefs of eagles eating bleeding
hearts, coyotes, jaguars and snakes. See also the museum on the site.
Teotihuacan: 12 hours
This is one of the most impressive archaelogical sites in Mexico. The
Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon are the biggest with over two hundred
steps. See the marvelous stone figures of snakes which represent Quetzacoatl
(the feathered serpent).
Zacatecas: Overnight
This is perhaps the most beautiful city in Mexico, with its museum of Pedro Coronel and impressive art collection. See the Rafael Coronel Museum with over 3,000 masks on display, and the Convent of Guadalupe and its 18th century paintings and the Cathedral. The Mine El Eden. Ride over the city by cable car.
Morelia and Patzcuaro: Overnight
Visit the Cathedral, the Convent of San Francisco and the crafts market. Then a short drive to Patzcuaro where we'll take a boat to the island of Janitzio. In the evening we will see the dance of the "Viejitos". Visit the Cathedral, and the market. On the way back, we'll stop in Tzintzuntzan to see some pyramids.
The Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary: Overnight
After a journey of more than 4,000 km. from Canada, the monarch butterflies arrive in the 10,000 high mountains in the State of Michoacan. They stay 4 months in this high altitude until they become sexually active. The butterflies then go back to Canada to die, but not before they have laid their eggs.
Sierra Gorda Missions and Xilitla: Overnight
Fray Junipero Serra founded five beautiful missions in the heart of the Sierra Madre. See the mansion of Edward James, an Englishman who built a series surrealistic constructions in the jungle of Xilitla.
Working directly with you, we can create the Mexican dream trip you have always wanted.We can build a trip around themes such as: shopping; crafts; fine arts; archaeology; anthropology; colonial history; artists & writers or food.
Let imagination be your guide.
At the end of the day, drinks in the beautiful garden at
the Bellas Artes building sound pretty good. But first more
history about San Miguel de Allende's Church of Las Monjas.
