Village Toluca, Estado de México Municipality of Toluca Toluca Valley
Pueblo originario south of Toluca, almost at the foot of the Nevado, that marks Saint Anthony of Padua every 13 June with mañanitas, a band and flowers.
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How to get to San Antonio Buenavista
- From Toluca: about 10 min by road (~7 km)
- Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 17 min by car to Metepec
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About San Antonio Buenavista
San Antonio Buenavista is a pueblo originario in the municipality of Toluca, south of the capital and, according to Milenio, almost at the foot of the Nevado de Toluca. It stands at 2,764 metres. The population grew from 890 people in 1900 to 5,937 in 2010 and slipped to 5,758 in the 2020 census. It should not be confused with the other San Antonio Buenavista, in Zoquiapan.
The name comes from its patron saint, Saint Anthony of Padua, and his day, 13 June, is the date to come. The fiesta begins early with the mañanitas, followed by flowers on the altar, a brass band and a mass at about one in the afternoon in the main church, where the saint's statue is set in the middle surrounded by flowers. Milenio's 2025 report says the devotion is more than a hundred years old in the community, that the traditional fair has lost strength in recent decades, and that the steward and several families organise the celebration, which has carried on despite attempts to end it.
As elsewhere, people ask Saint Anthony for love: women light a candle or leave 13 coins, and some turn his image upside down to ask for a miracle, as Meganoticias and Milenio reported. Outside the fiesta it is a quiet neighbourhood of Toluca, with no tourist sights of its own that we could document.
How to get to San Antonio Buenavista
Drive from Toluca: 10 min, 7 km
San Antonio Buenavista lies south of Toluca, about 5 km in a straight line from the city centre and about 10 km from Metepec (roughly 10 to 20 minutes by car, depending on traffic). Without a car, Toluca is the base: the El Insurgente interurban train (Observatorio–Zinacantepec, about 50 minutes from Observatorio to Toluca, trains every 5 to 7 minutes, Monday to Friday 5 am to midnight) has a Toluca Centro station, and from there you continue by taxi or local transport. In Mexico City the train starts at Observatorio, which links to the Metro (Lines 1 and 12) and the Terminal Poniente bus station. We found no source for the bus or combi routes to the village; ask at the station or with drivers in Toluca.
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Distances are in a straight line; the road is usually longer.
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From the nearest cities to San Antonio Buenavista
- Toluca · 7 km by road, 10 min
- Mexico City · 71 km by road, 1 h 10 min
- Zitácuaro · 88 km by road, 1 h 10 min
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Before you go to San Antonio Buenavista: hours, prices and tips
- Best time of day
- 13 June, the feast of Saint Anthony of Padua: mañanitas in the morning, flowers and a band, and a mass around 1 pm. Milenio · checked Oct 2026
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Visiting San Antonio Buenavista: what to see and do
Come on 13 June for the feast of Saint Anthony of Padua: mañanitas, mass, flowers and a band.
Step into the main church, where the saint's statue is placed in the middle of the altar.
See the tradition of offering 13 coins and a candle to the saint.
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Pick up a car at TLC (Toluca): about 17 min by road to Metepec, then 10 km more to San Antonio Buenavista, on your own schedule.
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