Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Guerrero: 11 Places to Visit

11 places with their own page in the municipality of Zihuatanejo de Azueta, in the state of Guerrero.

Pueblos Mágicos in Zihuatanejo de Azueta

Ixtapa · Town
Zihuatanejo's planned resort twin: a long hotel beach, a marina, bike paths through mangroves, and boats to Isla Ixtapa.

Playa El Palmar · Beach
Ixtapa's main beach: a long Blue Flag curve of sand in front of the resort hotels, with parasailing and jet skis and surf that can turn rough.
Playa La Madera · Beach
A small certified beach five minutes' walk from downtown Zihuatanejo along a seafront path, named for the colonial timber trade, with gentle waves.
Playa La Ropa · Beach
Zihuatanejo Bay's long swimming beach, named for a colonial shipwreck's silks, with gentle waves, beach restaurants and a turtle-release programme.
Playa Las Gatas · Beach
Zihuatanejo's snorkelling beach, behind a reef and an old stone breakwater, reached by water taxi from the town pier or a rocky path from La Ropa.
Playa Linda · Beach
A long, open beach north of Ixtapa with surf, palm-roofed restaurants, a craft market, crocodile estuaries and the pier for boats to Isla Ixtapa.
Playa Principal and the Paseo del Pescador · Beach
Downtown Zihuatanejo's town beach, where the fishing boats land each morning, with the Paseo del Pescador promenade running between the pier and the museum.
Playa Quieta · Beach
A calm, 650-metre beach north of Ixtapa facing Isla Ixtapa, set up since 2020 as an inclusive beach with ramps and amphibious chairs.
Playa Larga · Beach
A long, open beach just south of town near the airport, with seafood enramadas and room to spread out; the surf is strong.

Isla Ixtapa · Nature reserve
A small wooded island off Playa Linda with calm beaches, snorkeling over coral, and palapa seafood restaurants.

Museo Arqueológico de la Costa Grande · Landmark
A six-room museum right on the beach at the end of the Paseo del Pescador, telling the Costa Grande's story from early villages to colonial times.