A region of Guanajuato Querétaro
Rugged mountains where Querétaro, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí and Hidalgo meet, protected as a biosphere reserve and known for its five 18th-century Franciscan missions.
3 Pueblos Mágicos · 2 places to visit
Pueblos Mágicos in Sierra Gorda
Map
Places to visit in Sierra Gorda 2
2 places with their own page, grouped by kind.
Villages
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Rincón del Cano · Village · Guanajuato
Otomí community in Tierra Blanca founded in 1942, with fiestas for San Isidro, Santa Cruz and the Asunción, and palm and tule crafts. -
Xichú · Village · Guanajuato
Gateway to Guanajuato's Sierra Gorda: huapango arribeño, year-end topadas and a parish with an octagonal dome.
Top tours in Sierra Gorda
Rincón del Cano
Immersive Cañada de La Virgen Pyramid Tour
From US$84
Rincón del Cano
Historical and Cultural Walking Tour of San Miguel de Allende
From US$32
Rincón del Cano
Tacos and Tequila Walking Tour with Taste of Miguel
From US$89
Rincón del Cano
Original Downtown Food Tour with Taste of San Miguel
From US$69
Rincón del Cano
Half-Day Horseback Riding Adventure
From US$162
Pinal de Amoles
2-Day Tour with Canyoning and Rappelling to the Infiernillo Canyon
From US$228
Jalpan
Surrealist Garden of Edward James, Castle of Health and Xilitla Nativity
From US$100
Jalpan
Swallow Show, Tamul Waterfall by canoe and Cenote Cueva del Agua
From US$120
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Getting around Sierra Gorda
Fly into Querétaro (QRO).
Most of the region is reached by road: a rental car is the easiest way to see several places in a day, and buses link the larger towns.
When to visit Sierra Gorda
Most of Sierra Gorda is at its best in February, March, April, and May.
Month-by-month climate on each Pueblo Mágico's page: Jalpan, Pinal de Amoles, San Joaquín