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    The front of San Francisco Galileo parish church on the main square of El Pueblito, Corregidora, framed by trees, San Francisco Anbanica, Querétaro

    Photo by Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Barrio Mágico

    Barrios Mágicos of Mexico

    34 historic neighborhoods in 31 states, each with its own page: what to see and how to get there.

    Pueblos Mágicos are small towns; Barrios Mágicos are their city cousins. Since 2022 Mexico's tourism ministry (SECTUR) has named historic neighborhoods inside cities, from Mexico City's Xochimilco and Polanco to Mexicali's Chinatown and Oaxaca's Jalatlaco, for their history, architecture and street life.

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    Aguascalientes

    • La Estación · Aguascalientes
      Aguascalientes' railway quarter: the 1911 station, the old Central Railway workshops and the Tres Centurias complex; a Barrio Mágico since 2024. Museums Railways and mills

    Baja California

    • La Chinesca · Mexicali
      Mexicali's old Chinese quarter by the border crossing: guided tours of its basements, a Chinese gate, a wok museum and Cantonese cooking with a Baja accent. Food and drink Art and murals Museums

    Baja California Sur

    • Centro Histórico de San José del Cabo · San José del Cabo
      The old mission town at the heart of San José del Cabo: Plaza Mijares, the parish church, galleries on Álvaro Obregón and the Thursday Art Walk. Food and drink Art and murals Churches and shrines Markets and crafts

    Campeche

    • San Román · San Francisco de Campeche
      Campeche's old fishermen's quarter outside the walls, home of the Black Christ shrine begun in 1563. A Barrio Mágico since February 2024. Food and drink Churches and shrines Fiestas

    Chiapas

    • Ocosingo
      Ocosingo's Tseltal town centre, with the Andador Guadalupano and a 1569 church: Chiapas's first Barrio Mágico (2023), next to Toniná. Churches and shrines Indigenous roots Pyramids and ruins Markets and crafts

    Chihuahua

    • Centro Histórico de Chihuahua · Chihuahua
      The 1709 mining-town core of Chihuahua: a baroque cathedral, the cell and execution site of Miguel Hidalgo, the pedestrian Calle Libertad and Quinta Gameros. Museums Churches and shrines Mining history

    Ciudad de México

    • Villa de Guadalupe · Ciudad de México
      Mexico's great Marian shrine at the foot of Tepeyac: the round 1976 basilica with Juan Diego's tilma, the tilting 1709 church and hilltop chapels. Museums Churches and shrines Fiestas
    • Polanco · Ciudad de México
      Mexico City's poshest colonia, north of Chapultepec: luxury boutiques on Masaryk, Pujol and Quintonil, Parque Lincoln and museums at its edges. Food and drink Museums
    • Tacubaya · Ciudad de México
      West Mexico City neighbourhood with Parque Lira, Casa de la Bola, Barragán's house and a hub of Metro, Metrobús and city buses. Museums Churches and shrines
    • Xochimilco · Ciudad de México
      The last of the Aztec lake world: about 170 km of canals and chinampas, a UNESCO site since 1987, toured by painted trajinera at an official 750 pesos an hour. Food and drink Fiestas Indigenous roots Canals and springs

    Coahuila

    • Ojo de Agua · Saltillo
      The Saltillo neighbourhood around the settlers' spring: the Santo Cristo church built over it, cobbled lanes and the city's matachín dancers. Churches and shrines Fiestas Canals and springs

    Colima

    • Centro Histórico de Colima · Colima
      Palm-shaded gardens, arcades, the cathedral and an 1883 theatre at the heart of Colima city; a Barrio Mágico since June 2024. Museums Churches and shrines

    Estado de México

    • Tenayuca-Santa Cecilia · Tlalnepantla de Baz
      Two old villages in Tlalnepantla with Chichimec and Aztec pyramids, a 16th-century parish and barrio fiestas. A Barrio Mágico since 2024. Food and drink Museums Churches and shrines Indigenous roots Pyramids and ruins

    Guanajuato

    • Mineral de la Luz · Guanajuato
      Old mining town in the hills 22 km from Guanajuato, by the San Bernabé mine found in 1548; the state's first Barrio Mágico, since January 2024. Museums Churches and shrines Mining history

    Guerrero

    • El Santuario · Tixtla
      The Tixtla barrio around the shrine of the Virgen de la Natividad, with fiestas on 31 May and 8 September. Guerrero's first Barrio Mágico (2023). Food and drink Churches and shrines Fiestas

    Hidalgo

    • El Arbolito · Pachuca
      A hillside mining barrio of alleys and stairways above central Pachuca, with murals and old pulque bars. A Barrio Mágico since 2023. Bars and nightlife Art and murals Mining history

    Jalisco

    • Colonia Americana · Guadalajara
      Porfirian and art deco mansions west of downtown Guadalajara, with the Expiatorio and the Chapultepec bar strip; a Barrio Mágico since 2024. Food and drink Bars and nightlife Art and murals Museums

    Michoacán

    • San Pedro · Uruapan
      One of Uruapan's nine founding barrios, with a 16th-century chapel, an 1890s textile mill and a lacquerware tradition. Barrio Mágico since 2023. Churches and shrines Fiestas Railways and mills Markets and crafts Canals and springs

    Morelos

    • Tetelcingo · Cuautla
      A Nahua community north of Cuautla where Mösiehuali is still spoken and the chincuete still worn; harvest fiesta in October. Barrio Mágico since 2024. Fiestas Indigenous roots

    Nayarit

    • Bellavista · Tepic
      Mill village north of Tepic, built around an 1841 textile factory that saw a pioneering strike in 1905; a Barrio Mágico since 2024. Art and murals Railways and mills Canals and springs

    Nuevo León

    • Barrio Antiguo · Monterrey
      The surviving corner of colonial Monterrey beside the cathedral: cobbled streets, old houses, small museums, bars and a Sunday arts market. Bars and nightlife Art and murals Museums Markets and crafts

    Oaxaca

    • Jalatlaco · Oaxaca de Juárez
      Oaxaca's first Barrio Mágico: cobbled lanes, adobe and cantera houses, street murals and the 18th-century church of San Matías. Food and drink Art and murals Churches and shrines Fiestas

    Puebla

    • San Francisco «El Origen» · Puebla
      The four barrios where Puebla began: San Francisco, El Alto, Analco and La Luz, with a Franciscan church, crafts market and pottery. Barrio Mágico since 2024. Food and drink Churches and shrines Markets and crafts

    Querétaro

    • San Francisco Anbanica · El Pueblito, Corregidora
      The historic core of El Pueblito, Corregidora: the Virgin's sanctuary, San Francisco Galileo church and El Cerrito pyramid; a Barrio Mágico since 2024. Museums Churches and shrines Fiestas Pyramids and ruins

    Quintana Roo

    • Centro Histórico de Chetumal · Chetumal
      Mexico's first Barrio Mágico (November 2022): Payo Obispo's wooden houses, 1930s Art Deco buildings and the old market by the bay. Food and drink Art and murals Museums Canals and springs

    San Luis Potosí

    • Tlaxcala · San Luis Potosí
      San Luis Potosí's oldest quarter, founded in 1592 by Tlaxcalan and Guachichil families; the state's first Barrio Mágico, announced in 2023. Art and murals Churches and shrines Fiestas Indigenous roots

    Sinaloa

    • Paseo del Ángel · Culiacán
      Culiacán's food street behind the cathedral: a cobbled, tree-lined stretch of Ángel Flores with Sinaloan seafood, cafés and live music on weekend nights. Food and drink Bars and nightlife Churches and shrines

    Sonora

    • Villa de Seris · Hermosillo
      Hermosillo's oldest quarter, across the Río Sonora from downtown: the Candelaria sanctuary and plaza, 18th-century houses and the coyota bakers. Food and drink Churches and shrines Fiestas

    Tabasco

    • Zona Luz · Villahermosa
      Villahermosa's pedestrian old quarter, laid out in 1564: the Casa de los Azulejos, the Plaza de Armas and poets' houses. A Barrio Mágico since 2023. Art and murals Museums Churches and shrines

    Tamaulipas

    • Centro Histórico de Ciudad Victoria · Ciudad Victoria
      The sillar-stone heart of Tamaulipas's capital under the Sierra Madre: Plaza Juárez, the Filizola house gallery, Calle Hidalgo and the old station. Art and murals Museums Railways and mills

    Tlaxcala

    • Apizaco
      Railway city in central Tlaxcala that grew from a Ferrocarril Mexicano work camp; its emblem is locomotive 212, La Maquinita. Museums Churches and shrines Railways and mills

    Veracruz

    • Xallitic · Xalapa
      Xalapa's spring-fed barrio of public wash houses, stairways and an arched bridge: Veracruz's first Barrio Mágico (August 2023). Food and drink Art and murals Canals and springs

    Yucatán

    • La Ermita-San Sebastián-Xcalachén · Mérida
      Quiet, colourful corner of Mérida's historic centre around the Ermita de Santa Isabel, named the city's first Barrio Mágico, with cobbled streets. Churches and shrines

    Zacatecas

    • Mexicapan · Zacatecas
      Zacatecas' first Indigenous quarter, settled by Mexica people north of the centre, with its last standing Indian chapel (1569-70); Barrio Mágico since 2024. Museums Churches and shrines Indigenous roots