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    Panorámica de San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca, Estado de México

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    San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca

    Village Tenango del Valle, Estado de México Municipality of Tenango del Valle Toluca Valley Southern Estado de México

    Tenango del Valle's bread village: the 24 August feast of San Bartolomé brings thousands of pilgrims and floats decked with pan de feria.

    From Toluca: 30 min by car (31 km by road) How to get there ↓

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    How to get to San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca

    • From Toluca: about 30 min by road (~31 km)
    • Nearest airport: Toluca (TLC), 1 h 14 min by car to Malinalco
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    About San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca

    San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca is a delegación of Tenango del Valle municipality, in the south of the Toluca Valley, with about 7,200 people in 2020. It calls itself the Land of Pan de Feria. Atlatlahuca means "place of reddish water", as shown in the Codex Mendoza, and it is the oldest locality in the municipality: it was an encomienda of Hernando de Jerez, a corregimiento in 1537, then fell under the alcaldía mayor of Malinalco and, from 1580, that of Teotenanco.

    What the village is known for is the pan de feria its bakers make, treated as a craft in the State of Mexico. It shows best at the fiestas. A week before the patron feast and the one on 1 January, floats decorated with this bread parade through town, handing it out on the way and ending in the churchyard with a shower of bread. The big day is 24 August, honouring San Bartolomé Apóstol; it is regarded as the largest fair in the region and draws thousands of pilgrims, many from Guanajuato, plus the village's own dances. On 1 January people venerate Nuestro Padre Jesús, 15 May is San Isidro Labrador, and on Corpus Thursday the streets are dressed up.

    The church is the oldest monument in the municipality, though its facade and vault have been altered and the 2017 earthquake damaged the high-altar ciborium. The Palacio de Piedra, now the delegation office, is also worth a look. Metal and inflatable balloons are made here too.

    How to get to San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca

    Drive from Toluca: 30 min, 31 km

    From Toluca take the Vialidad Toluca-Tenango (federal 55): about 25 km and 25 minutes to Tenango de Arista. Continue on federal 55 toward Tenancingo; Atlatlahuca is about 5 minutes past Tenango, with the municipal seat, Tenango de Arista, to the north. Mexico City is about 92 km from Tenango de Arista. From Toluca it is about 25 km straight-line and roughly 30 minutes by car; Malinalco, the nearest pueblo, is about 18 km straight-line. There is no published published colectivo timetables; ask for the ones leaving from Tenango de Arista.

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    Before you go to San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca: hours, prices and tips

    Best time of day
    The week before 24 August or 1 January, when the pan de feria floats run and bread is showered in the churchyard. Wikipedia (es) · checked Oct 2026
    Best season
    The patron feast is 24 August; other dates are 1 January (Nuestro Padre Jesús), 15 May (San Isidro) and Corpus Thursday. Wikipedia (es) · checked Oct 2026

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    Visiting San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca: what to see and do

    Come on 24 August for the feast of San Bartolomé and its parade of floats with pan de feria.
    Taste and buy pan de feria at the village bakeries.
    Step into the church, the oldest in the municipality.
    Look at the Palacio de Piedra, the delegation office.
    Come on 1 January for the feast of Nuestro Padre Jesús and a second float parade.

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    When to go to San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca mild

    San Bartolomé Atlatlahuca shares the climate of Malinalco, 18 km away. The best months to visit are January, February, March, and December.

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