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    Neo-Gothic facade of the Templo de San Simón with Christmas stars over the street, Angangueo, Michoacán

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    Pueblos Mágicos near Zitácuaro Day trips and tours from Zitácuaro

    34 within 3½ hours · 7 under 2 hours

    34 Pueblos Mágicos are within about three and a half hours' drive of Zitácuaro, 7 of them close enough for a day trip. The closest are Angangueo, Valle de Bravo, and Metepec.

    Zitácuaro city guide: what to see in the city →

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

    Day trips (under 2 hours) 7

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

    Neo-Gothic facade of the Templo de San Simón with Christmas stars over the street, Angangueo, Michoacán cool
    Michoacán Angangueo

    40 min · 34 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Feb, May, Jul, Oct, Dec

    Lake Valle de Bravo and the town glowing under storm clouds at sunset, Estado de México mild
    Estado de México Valle de Bravo

    1 h 5 min · 77 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Nov

    Red Calvario chapel at the top of its long stairway, Metepec, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Metepec

    1 h 15 min · 98 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Oct

    Colorful gabled shops of the Villa de Santa Claus, Tlalpujahua, Michoacán cool
    Michoacán Tlalpujahua

    1 h 15 min · 69 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec

    The Teatro Juárez across its open plaza, El Oro, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México El Oro

    1 h 30 min · 78 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Sep, Dec

    Main plaza of Ixtapan de la Sal with its cypresses and the white parish church, Estado de México mild
    Estado de México Ixtapan de la Sal

    1 h 55 min · 153 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Aug, Sep

    Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tonatico under a dramatic sky, Estado de México mild
    Estado de México Tonatico

    2 h · 157 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Feb

    Weekend escapes (2 to 3½ hours) 27

    Worth a night or two. Closest first.

    Stone facade and white towers of the Peña de Francia parish, Villa del Carbón, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Villa del Carbón

    2 h 10 min · 147 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Sep, Dec

    Facade of the Divino Salvador convent church in Malinalco, Estado de México mild
    Estado de México Malinalco

    2 h 10 min · 146 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, Aug

    Low colonial-style building with a tiled roof and a garden fountain in Jilotepec, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Jilotepec

    2 h 15 min · 182 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb

    Plateresque facade and arcaded portico of the convent of Santa María Magdalena, Cuitzeo, Michoacán mild
    Michoacán Cuitzeo

    2 h 15 min · 160 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Apr, Nov

    Fiestas: Feb, Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov

    Twin towers of the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Luz above the rooftops of Salvatierra, Guanajuato mild
    Guanajuato Salvatierra

    2 h 20 min · 145 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

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

    Churrigueresque facade and tower of San Francisco Javier with its atrium cross, Tepotzotlán, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Tepotzotlán

    2 h 20 min · 175 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Dec

    Cobbled square before the San Jerónimo church and convent in Aculco, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Aculco

    2 h 25 min · 177 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Sep, Dec

    Colorful wooden boats moored at the dock on Lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacán cool
    Michoacán Pátzcuaro

    ~2 h 30 min · 170 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Jun, Sep, Nov, Dec

    Parish church of Santa María with its stone towers above wide steps, Amealco, Querétaro cool
    Querétaro Amealco

    2 h 35 min · 121 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Apr, May, Oct, Nov

    Fortress-like 16th-century Augustinian convent of San Agustín, Yuriria, Guanajuato mild
    Guanajuato Yuriria

    2 h 35 min · 191 km

    Best: Jan, Mar, Apr, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Aug

    Hot-air balloons drifting over the Pyramid of the Sun at dawn, Teotihuacan, Estado de México mild
    Estado de México Teotihuacán

    2 h 45 min · 205 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Dec

    Pink towers of Santa Prisca rising above the rooftops and plaza of Taxco, Guerrero mild
    Guerrero Taxco

    2 h 55 min · 216 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec

    Red dome of the San Juan Evangelista parish among trees and green hills, Xochitepec, Morelos warm
    Morelos Xochitepec

    2 h 55 min · 185 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Jan, Jun, Aug, Dec

    Tepoztlán's cliffs rising behind a white colonial church, Morelos mild
    Morelos Tepoztlán

    2 h 55 min · 187 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Sep, Nov

    Stone walls and bell tower of the convent of Oxtotipac, in Otumba municipality, Estado de México cool
    Estado de México Otumba

    2 h 55 min · 214 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Dec

    Church of San Francisco and its bell tower across the convent atrium, Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán mild
    Michoacán Tzintzuntzan

    3 h · 222 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov

    Tower and arcaded front of the San Francisco parish church under a cloudy sky, Comonfort, Guanajuato mild
    Guanajuato Comonfort

    3 h 10 min · 200 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Sep, Oct, Nov

    Domes and towers of the Parroquia de Santa María de la Asunción above the trees, Tequisquiapan, Querétaro mild
    Querétaro Tequisquiapan

    3 h 10 min · 224 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Mar

    Fortress-like facade of the San Juan Bautista convent, Tlayacapan, Morelos mild
    Morelos Tlayacapan

    3 h 15 min · 210 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Jun

    Facade of the Purísima church in Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán cool
    Michoacán Santa Clara del Cobre

    3 h 15 min · 241 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr

    Fiestas: Aug

    Arcaded stone front of the Palacio Municipal of Huichapan, Hidalgo mild
    Hidalgo Huichapan

    3 h 15 min · 218 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov

    Fiestas: Sep

    Bell tower and arcaded portico of the Todos los Santos convent, Zempoala, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Zempoala

    3 h 15 min · 237 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Jul

    Colorful houses and the parish church climbing the hills of Real del Monte, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Real del Monte

    3 h 25 min · 258 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Jan, Feb, Jun, Oct

    Rooftops of Zimapán around the parish church, with mountains behind, Hidalgo mild
    Hidalgo Zimapán

    ~3 h 25 min · 230 km

    Best: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May, Jun

    Red facade of Zapata's headquarters of the Liberating Army of the South, Tlaltizapán, Morelos warm
    Morelos Tlaltizapán

    3 h 25 min · 213 km

    Best: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec

    Fiestas: Feb, Apr, Aug, Sep

    Colorful houses climbing the hillside around the Templo del Señor San José, San Joaquín, Querétaro cool
    Querétaro San Joaquín

    ~3 h 30 min · 240 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Mar, Apr, May

    Fountain, clipped hedges and colorful houses on the main plaza of Mineral del Chico, Hidalgo cool
    Hidalgo Mineral del Chico

    3 h 30 min · 260 km

    Best: Feb, Mar, Apr, May

    Fiestas: Dec

    Day trips and tours from Zitácuaro 129

    Every Pueblo Mágico and nearby place within about two hours of Zitácuaro, closest first, with tours that leave from the city.

    Under an hour away

    San Felipe los Alzati Archaeological site · near Angangueo 20 min · 14 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Santuario Cerro Pelón Nature reserve · near Angangueo 25 min · 13 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Santuario El Capulín Nature reserve · near Valle de Bravo 25 min · 14 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    San José Purúa Hot springs · near Angangueo 30 min · 25 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Angangueo Pueblo Mágico · Michoacán 40 min · 34 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Parque Nacional Bosencheve Nature reserve · near Valle de Bravo 40 min · 36 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Santuario El Rosario Nature reserve · near Angangueo 45 min · 37 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Salto de Chihuahua Waterfall · near Valle de Bravo 50 min · 28 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Santuario Sierra Chincua Nature reserve · near Angangueo 50 min · 44 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide

    1 to 2 hours away

    Valle de Bravo Pueblo Mágico · Estado de México 1 h 5 min · 77 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Cascada Velo de Novia Waterfall · near Valle de Bravo 1 h 10 min · 81 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Parque Estatal Sierra Morelos Nature reserve · near Estado de México 1 h 10 min · 87 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Zona Arqueológica de Calixtlahuaca Archaeological site · near Metepec 1 h 10 min · 89 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Ex Convento de Zinacantepec Landmark · near Metepec ~1 h 15 min · 85 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Los Azufres Hot springs · near Angangueo 1 h 15 min · 75 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Metepec Pueblo Mágico · Estado de México 1 h 15 min · 98 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Santuario de la Mariposa Monarca La Mesa Nature reserve · near El Oro 1 h 15 min · 48 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tlalpujahua Pueblo Mágico · Michoacán 1 h 15 min · 69 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Mina Las Dos Estrellas Landmark · near Tlalpujahua 1 h 25 min · 74 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Presa Brockman Lake · near El Oro 1 h 25 min · 68 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Centro Ceremonial Otomí Landmark · near Villa del Carbón 1 h 30 min · 106 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    El Oro Pueblo Mágico · Estado de México 1 h 30 min · 78 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Ixtapan de la Sal Pueblo Mágico · Estado de México 1 h 55 min · 153 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
    Tonatico Pueblo Mágico · Estado de México 2 h · 157 km Tours on Viator GetYourGuide
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    Nature Parks near Zitácuaro

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    Getting there

    Zitácuaro has no airport with scheduled flights; the usual one to fly into is Toluca (TLC).

    A car is the easiest way to reach most of these towns; the bigger ones also have direct buses from Zitácuaro. 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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