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    Main plaza of Comonfort with the white tower of the San Francisco parish church

    Photo by Capmcommx, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Pueblos Mágicos near you

    Pueblos Mágicos near Celaya

    32 within 3½ hours · 11 under 2 hours

    Celaya is the Bajío's crossroads, and the Pueblos Mágicos of Guanajuato fan out from it in every direction. Comonfort, the molcajete-carving town, and Salvatierra, a riverside town of convents and bridges, are both about half an hour away. Yuriria has a fortress-like Augustinian convent beside its lake; Dolores Hidalgo is where Independence was proclaimed; Mineral de Pozos is a ghost town of mine ruins. Querétaro's wine-and-cheese country, Bernal and Tequisquiapan, is within two hours.

    Best months for the area: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr (when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons)

    Day trips (under 2 hours) 11

    Close enough to drive there and back from Celaya in a day. Closest first.

    Comonfort photo mild
    Guanajuato Comonfort

    33 min · 27 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Sep, Oct, Nov

    Salvatierra photo mild
    Guanajuato Salvatierra

    36 min · 38 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Jan, Feb, May, Jul, Sep, Oct

    Yuriria photo mild
    Guanajuato Yuriria

    ~55 min · 60 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Aug

    Cuitzeo photo mild
    Michoacán Cuitzeo

    ~1 h 20 min · 90 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Feb, Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov

    Amealco photo cool
    Querétaro Amealco

    ~1 h 30 min · 105 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Apr, May, Oct, Nov

    Dolores Hidalgo photo mild
    Guanajuato Dolores Hidalgo

    1 h 31 min · 91 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Sep, Nov, Dec

    Mineral de Pozos photo cool
    Guanajuato Mineral de Pozos

    ~1 h 40 min · 110 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Jul

    Tequisquiapan photo mild
    Querétaro Tequisquiapan

    ~1 h 50 min · 125 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Mar

    Bernal photo mild
    Querétaro Bernal

    ~1 h 50 min · 120 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Jan, Mar, May

    Cadereyta photo mild
    Querétaro Cadereyta

    ~2 h · 135 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Sep

    Tlalpujahua photo cool
    Michoacán Tlalpujahua

    ~2 h · 135 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

    Weekend escapes (2 to 3½ hours) 21

    Worth a night or two. Closest first.

    El Oro photo cool
    Estado de México El Oro

    ~2 h 5 min · 140 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Sep, Dec

    Angangueo photo cool
    Michoacán Angangueo

    ~2 h 10 min · 150 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Feb, May, Jul, Oct, Dec

    Aculco photo cool
    Estado de México Aculco

    ~2 h 10 min · 145 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Sep, Dec

    Tecozautla photo mild
    Hidalgo Tecozautla

    ~2 h 20 min · 160 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul

    Huichapan photo mild
    Hidalgo Huichapan

    ~2 h 20 min · 160 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Sep

    Jalpa de Cánovas photo mild
    Guanajuato Jalpa de Cánovas

    ~2 h 25 min · 165 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, Oct

    Tzintzuntzan photo mild
    Michoacán Tzintzuntzan

    ~2 h 25 min · 165 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov

    Tierranueva photo mild
    San Luis Potosí Tierranueva

    ~2 h 30 min · 170 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Apr, May, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

    San Joaquín photo cool
    Querétaro San Joaquín

    ~2 h 40 min · 180 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May

    Pátzcuaro photo cool
    Michoacán Pátzcuaro

    ~2 h 40 min · 180 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Jun, Sep, Nov, Dec

    Pinal de Amoles photo cool
    Querétaro Pinal de Amoles

    ~2 h 40 min · 185 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar

    Santa María del Río photo mild
    San Luis Potosí Santa María del Río

    ~2 h 45 min · 185 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Aug

    Lagos de Moreno photo mild
    Jalisco Lagos de Moreno

    ~2 h 50 min · 190 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Jul, Aug

    Jilotepec photo cool
    Estado de México Jilotepec

    ~2 h 50 min · 190 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb

    Zimapán photo mild
    Hidalgo Zimapán

    ~2 h 55 min · 195 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May, Jun

    Santa Clara del Cobre photo cool
    Michoacán Santa Clara del Cobre

    ~2 h 55 min · 195 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Aug

    Tacámbaro photo mild
    Michoacán Tacámbaro

    ~3 h · 205 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Oct, Nov

    Paracho photo cool
    Michoacán Paracho

    ~3 h 5 min · 210 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct

    Jalpan photo mild
    Querétaro Jalpan

    ~3 h 5 min · 205 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, Jul, Nov, Dec

    Villa del Carbón photo cool
    Estado de México Villa del Carbón

    ~3 h 10 min · 215 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Sep, Dec

    Valle de Bravo photo mild
    Estado de México Valle de Bravo

    ~3 h 10 min · 215 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Nov

    On the map

    Getting there

    Celaya has no airport with scheduled flights; the usual one to fly into is Querétaro (QRO).

    A car is the easiest way to reach most of these towns; the bigger ones also have direct buses from Celaya. Each pueblo's page has its own getting-there notes.

    Drive times are from OpenStreetMap routing without traffic. Times marked ~ are estimated from the distance and may run longer on mountain roads.

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