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    A free Puebloteca guide Aguascalientes's Pueblos Mágicos

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    All 4 of Aguascalientes's Pueblos Mágicos on one printable page. Free when you sign up for our weekly email.

    • All 4 Pueblos Mágicos, with a photo and what makes each special
    • A map of Aguascalientes with each one on it
    • Road trips that join the pueblos close together
    • The best months to go
    • How far each is from the nearest city
    • The sights not to miss
    • The fiestas worth planning around
    • The fiestas month by month
    • Where to stay in each
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    The 4 Pueblos Mágicos in this guide

    Most visited first. The full guide adds the sights not to miss, the fiestas, how far each is by car, and a layout made to print.

    Pabellón de Hidalgo4Real de Asientos3San José de Gracia2Calvillo1
    1. 1 Palm-shaded main square of Calvillo with its red-domed bandstand, Aguascalientes

      Calvillo

      Calvillo is guava country: a small city in a green valley in the southwest of Aguascalientes, ringed by orchards and the Sierra del Laurel. In the center, the parish of the Señor del Salitre with its enormous dome faces a plaza of orange trees, and the stepped Calle de las Graditas climbs between colorful facades. Visitors follow the Guava Route to taste sweets and liqueurs, tour the old cantinas, and head out to the Malpaso and La Codorniz reservoirs or the cave paintings at El Tepozán.

      When to go: Jan, Mar, Nov, Dec

    2. 2 Giant Cristo Roto statue beside its white arched sanctuary, San José de Gracia, Aguascalientes

      San José de Gracia

      San José de Gracia is a small town at the foot of the Sierra Fría in northwestern Aguascalientes, on the shore of the Plutarco Elías Calles reservoir. The original village lies under the water; the present town was rebuilt nearby. Its landmark is the Cristo Roto, a 28-meter broken Christ figure on an island in the middle of the reservoir, which draws many visitors, especially during Holy Week.

      When to go: Jan, Mar, Apr, Nov

    3. 3 Templo de Nuestra Señora de Belén framed by the stone arcade of the portales, Real de Asientos, Aguascalientes

      Real de Asientos

      Real de Asientos is an old mining town in the cactus-dotted semi-desert of northern Aguascalientes. Visitors come for its colonial churches and the odd, memorable sights around them: 18th-century water tunnels, a gallery of mummies, a jointed 17th-century figure of Christ, and a parish art collection with paintings by Miguel Cabrera. There is also a miners' museum, a cactus museum, and a small tourist train called El Piojito.

      When to go: Jan, Mar, Apr, May

    4. 4 Templo de San Blas and palm-lined main square of Pabellón de Hidalgo, Aguascalientes

      Pabellón de Hidalgo

      Pabellón de Hidalgo is a small town in the municipality of Rincón de Romos, Aguascalientes, built around the old Hacienda de San Blas. Its quiet main square, Plaza 24 de Enero, is framed by the Templo de San Blas on one side and the Museum of the Insurgency on another. People come mainly for the museum and its murals, which tie this calm farming town to one of the turning points of the War of Independence.

      When to go: Jan, Mar, Apr, Dec

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