Magical Towns near Colima
9 Magical Towns are less than 150 km from Colima, close enough for a day trip, and 23 more are within 300 km for a weekend getaway. The closest is Comala, Colima, about 10 km away. Distances are in a straight line; by road, expect roughly 20–40% more.
Day trips (under 150 km)
≈ 10 kmColimaComala
The “White Town of the Americas”: white façades and red-tile roofs, the literary world of Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo, volcano views and snack-filled arcades.
≈ 72 kmJaliscoSayula
Cajeta, handmade knives and the memory of Juan Rulfo in southern Jalisco: workshops, museums and an unhurried historic center.
≈ 78 kmJaliscoTapalpa
Jalisco's first Magical Town: a mountain village surrounded by forest, the giant boulders of Las Piedrotas, El Nogal waterfall, lakes and outdoor adventure.
≈ 105 kmJaliscoMazamitla
Jalisco's cabin town: forests of the Sierra del Tigre, cool weather, El Salto waterfall, zip lines and slow-roasted lamb.
≈ 121 kmMichoacánParacho
The guitar capital of the world: luthier workshops, handmade string instruments, music and Purépecha tradition in Michoacán.
≈ 124 kmMichoacánCotija de la Paz
Home of Cotija cheese: stone architecture, colonial roots, cattle ranches and the traditional cooking of western Michoacán.
≈ 125 kmJaliscoCocula
“The mariachi comes from Cocula!”: the world birthplace of mariachi in Jalisco, with a museum, music in the plaza and birria.
≈ 127 kmJaliscoAjijic
A bohemian town on Lake Chapala, Mexico's largest lake: a waterfront, colorful murals, galleries, cobbled streets and an international art scene.
≈ 134 kmMichoacánJiquilpan de Juárez
The city of jacarandas and birthplace of President Lázaro Cárdenas: plazas, churches, gardens, a Cárdenas museum, a mural-filled library and rebozos.
Weekend getaways
≈ 161 kmJaliscoTlaquepaque
Folk art in Guadalajara: ceramics, galleries and workshops, the Independencia pedestrian street, El Parián with mariachi and ceramics museums.
≈ 171 kmJaliscoTalpa de Allende
End point of the Pilgrim's Route and sanctuary of the Virgin of Talpa, with a rare maple forest, raicilla and guava sweets.
≈ 180 kmJaliscoMascota
Authentic Jalisco highlands: the Unfinished Temple, community museums, Juanacatlán Lake, the village of Yerbabuena and regional raicilla.
≈ 182 kmJaliscoTequila
Birthplace of tequila and the UNESCO-listed Agave Landscape: blue agave fields, historic distilleries, museums and Jalisco's tequila culture.
≈ 188 kmNayaritAmatlán de Cañas
A rural corner among mountains in southern Nayarit: hot springs, waterfalls such as El Manto and quiet village life.
≈ 206 kmJaliscoSan Sebastián del Oeste
A mining village in the Sierra Madre, a few hours from Puerto Vallarta: old mansions, mist, high-altitude coffee and raicilla.
≈ 210 kmNayaritIxtlán del Río
The Los Toriles archaeological site and its round temple, the Cristo Rey viewpoint and natural pools in southern Nayarit.
≈ 216 kmNayaritAhuacatlán
On southern Nayarit's tourist corridor: historic churches, the Ceboruco volcano, natural pools and its October patron-saint festival.
≈ 220 kmMichoacánSanta Clara del Cobre
The town of hand-hammered copper: artisan workshops, the National Copper Museum, historic churches and the National Copper Fair every August.
≈ 220 kmNayaritJala
At the foot of the Ceboruco volcano: the Lateran Basilica, rural traditions and a corn fair with a contest for the world's biggest ear of corn.
≈ 224 kmMichoacánPátzcuaro
The Purépecha heartland on Lake Pátzcuaro: Vasco de Quiroga's plazas, churches, crafts, red-tile roofs and Mexico's most famous Night of the Dead.
≈ 229 kmMichoacánTzintzuntzan
The ancient Purépecha capital on Lake Pátzcuaro: the yácata pyramids, a Franciscan complex with centuries-old olive trees, crafts and Night of the Dead.
≈ 238 kmMichoacánTacámbaro
The “balcony of Tierra Caliente”: volcanic craters, lakes, the Alberca del Rey Tacamba crater lake, avocado orchards and viewpoints.
≈ 241 kmJaliscoTemacapulín
Hot springs and the Río Verde canyon in the Altos de Jalisco: a village with strong community memory and a history of defending its land.
≈ 248 kmZacatecasTeúl de González Ortega
Mezcal and stone in southern Zacatecas: blue agave fields, mezcal distilleries, an archaeological site, reservoirs and mansions with stone gargoyles.
≈ 253 kmZacatecasNochistlán de Mejía
Where the first Guadalajara was founded in 1532: the story of Tenamaxtle's Caxcán resistance, El Peñol hill, churches and provincial life.
≈ 253 kmNayaritCompostela
One of Nayarit's oldest towns (founded 1530): colonial architecture, regional food and a gateway to the Riviera Nayarit.
≈ 255 kmNayaritSayulita
The bohemian surf town of the Riviera Nayarit: beach, surf lessons, street art, design shops, cafés and nightlife.
≈ 257 kmGuanajuatoJalpa de Cánovas
An old hacienda turned village in Guanajuato: orchards, walnut trees, vineyards, a reservoir with sunsets and the Hacienda de Jalpa.
≈ 283 kmMichoacánCuitzeo
On the shores of Lake Cuitzeo: the Augustinian convent of Santa María Magdalena, the Tres Cerritos archaeological site and nearby hot springs.
≈ 290 kmGuerreroZihuatanejo
A fishing bay on Guerrero's Costa Grande: Playa La Ropa, the Fishermen's Promenade, the Archaeological Museum and waterfront seafood.
≈ 292 kmGuanajuatoYuriria
The fortress-like Augustinian convent of San Pablo (1559) and Lake Yuriria, considered the first major hydraulic work in Latin America.
≈ 300 kmJaliscoLagos de Moreno
A UNESCO-listed historic center and bridge on the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: stone churches, haciendas and Porfirian architecture.
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