Magical Towns near Xalapa
19 Magical Towns are less than 150 km from Xalapa, close enough for a day trip, and 21 more are within 254 km for a weekend getaway. The closest is Coatepec, Veracruz, about 11 km away. Distances are in a straight line; by road, expect roughly 20–40% more.
Day trips (under 150 km)
≈ 11 kmVeracruzCoatepec
Veracruz's coffee capital: coffee haciendas, orchids, old mansions, misty mountain weather, an ice cream fair and an orchid festival.
≈ 13 kmVeracruzNaolinco de Victoria
Handmade shoes and leather, mist and viewpoints in Veracruz: sausages, mole, wood-fired bread, white clay pottery and Day of the Dead traditions.
≈ 17 kmVeracruzXico
Coffee, mole and waterfalls on the slopes of the Cofre de Perote: Texolo waterfall, colonial houses, arcades and the feast of Mary Magdalene.
≈ 54 kmVeracruzCoscomatepec de Bravo
Gateway to the Pico de Orizaba in Veracruz: Independence history, leatherwork, the San Diego Chapel and views of Mexico's highest volcano.
≈ 56 kmPueblaTeziutlán
Mist and mountain architecture in Puebla's northeastern sierra: a cathedral, railway museum, bamboo forest, waterfalls and chilposo stew.
≈ 70 kmPueblaTlatlauquitepec
Mountains, a convent, waterfalls and orchids in Puebla's northeastern sierra, in the shadow of the legendary Cerro Cabezón.
≈ 72 kmVeracruzCórdoba
Where the Treaties of Córdoba were signed: the Portal de Zevallos, cathedral, Coffee Museum, former sugar haciendas and lively arcades.
≈ 80 kmVeracruzOrizaba
A mountain city at the foot of Pico de Orizaba: cable car, riverside walk, the iron Palacio de Hierro, museums and monumental architecture.
≈ 83 kmPueblaCuetzalan
Living Nahua culture in Puebla's Sierra Norte: mist, coffee, a Sunday market, the Voladores ritual, Yohualichan archaeological site and waterfalls.
≈ 96 kmVeracruzZozocolco de Hidalgo
A jewel of Veracruz's Totonacapan: vernacular architecture, waterfalls and pools, Totonac tradition and a tissue-paper hot-air balloon festival.
≈ 99 kmPueblaTetela de Ocampo
A high-mountain town in Puebla's Sierra Norte: history of the Battle of Puebla (May 5), the Three Juanes Museum and historic house museums.
≈ 108 kmTlaxcalaIxtenco
Tlaxcala's last Otomí stronghold: colorful native corn, sour purple-corn atole, pepenado embroidery, language and traditional festivals.
≈ 109 kmVeracruzPapantla
The Totonac heart of Veracruz: the UNESCO-listed El Tajín and its Pyramid of the Niches, the Voladores ritual and vanilla.
≈ 109 kmTlaxcalaHuamantla
Festive Tlaxcala: the sawdust carpets of “The Night Nobody Sleeps,” the National Puppet Museum, pulque haciendas and La Malinche volcano.
≈ 118 kmPueblaZacatlán
Apples, cider and clocks in Puebla's Sierra Norte: the Floral Clock, a clockmaking museum, cheese bread, Piedras Encimadas and Tulimán waterfall.
≈ 122 kmPueblaChignahuapan
Christmas all year round in Puebla: over 200 glass-ornament workshops, a lagoon, Quetzalapan waterfall, hot springs and its basilica.
≈ 127 kmTlaxcalaTlaxco
A highland getaway in Tlaxcala: artisan cheeses, pulque, haciendas, Atlangatepec Lake and cool mountain weather.
≈ 137 kmPueblaXicotepec
Coffee, ritual and history in Puebla's Sierra Norte: the Xochipila ceremonial center, a monumental Virgin with a viewpoint and the Casa Carranza Museum.
≈ 138 kmPueblaHuauchinango
Flowers, reservoirs, ravines and waterfalls in Puebla's Sierra Norte: azaleas and camellias, Jardín Reforma and adventure tourism.
Weekend getaways
≈ 152 kmHidalgoAcaxochitlán
Water and forest in Hidalgo: Tejocotal reservoir, the Chimalapa waterfalls, flower-inspired embroidery and acachul berry liqueur.
≈ 153 kmPueblaPahuatlán
Amate bark paper from San Pablito, a suspension bridge, waterfalls and Otomí-Nahua culture in Puebla's Sierra Norte.
≈ 156 kmPueblaSan Andrés Cholula
The Great Pyramid of Cholula topped by the Remedios sanctuary, one of the oldest living cities in the Americas, talavera pottery and student life.
≈ 156 kmPueblaSan Pedro Cholula
The San Gabriel convent and its 49-dome Royal Chapel, a main square with one of Mexico's longest arcades and the Great Pyramid a few blocks away.
≈ 157 kmOaxacaHuautla de Jiménez
A Mazatec mountain town in Oaxaca: the legacy of María Sabina, the San Agustín caves, waterfalls and a spirituality that calls for respect.
≈ 163 kmPueblaHuejotzingo
A 16th-century Franciscan convent, the famous Huejotzingo Carnival, cider and chiles en nogada, just outside the city of Puebla.
≈ 175 kmPueblaAtlixco
The city of flowers at the foot of Popocatépetl: plant nurseries, convents, the San Miguel hill viewpoint and year-round festivals.
≈ 189 kmHidalgoHuasca de Ocampo
Mexico's first Magical Town: the Basaltic Prisms, Santa María Regla mining haciendas, misty forests, fresh trout and legends of elves.
≈ 189 kmHidalgoZempoala
The UNESCO-listed Padre Tembleque Aqueduct, a masterpiece of colonial engineering, plus pulque haciendas and the Todos Santos convent.
≈ 194 kmEstado de MéxicoOtumba
Colonial history near Teotihuacan: former convents, the Viceroys' House, pulque haciendas, a railway museum and the famous Donkey Fair.
≈ 196 kmHidalgoReal del Monte
A mining town with a British legacy in Hidalgo: mine tours, the English Cemetery, the Paste Museum and steep, colorful streets.
≈ 202 kmEstado de MéxicoSan Martín de las Pirámides
Shares with Teotihuacán de Arista the Teotihuacan archaeological zone, one of the largest cities of the ancient Americas and a World Heritage Site.
≈ 205 kmHidalgoMineral del Chico
Forest, mines and adventure 30 km from Pachuca: a via ferrata, viewpoints like Peña del Cuervo, reservoirs, mist and cabins among fir trees.
≈ 206 kmEstado de MéxicoTeotihuacán de Arista
Gateway to the City of the Gods: the UNESCO-listed Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, sunrise hot-air balloon flights, obsidian crafts and local food.
≈ 226 kmHidalgoMetztitlán
The Metztitlán Canyon biosphere reserve, full of cacti, its lagoon and an imposing Augustinian convent in Hidalgo.
≈ 227 kmMorelosTlayacapan
Birthplace of the chinelo dancers in Morelos: the UNESCO-listed San Juan Bautista convent, neighborhood chapels, La Cerería, pottery and a lively carnival.
≈ 234 kmOaxacaSan Pedro y San Pablo Teposcolula
A jewel of Oaxaca's Mixteca: the largest open chapel in Latin America, a 16th-century Dominican convent and the Casa de la Cacica.
≈ 238 kmMorelosTepoztlán
Sacred mountain and Tepozteco pyramid, the UNESCO-listed Natividad convent, a lively market, temazcal baths and Morelos cooking an hour from Mexico City.
≈ 243 kmEstado de MéxicoTepotzotlán
A jewel of New Spain baroque on the UNESCO-listed Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: a former Jesuit college that now houses the National Museum of the Viceroyalty.
≈ 251 kmMorelosTlaltizapán
Zapata's legacy and natural springs in southern Morelos: Zapata's former headquarters, the mausoleum, water parks and catfish soup.
≈ 254 kmOaxacaCapulálpam de Méndez
Community tourism in Oaxaca's Sierra Norte: the state's first Magical Town, traditional medicine, pine forests and a 2024 Best Tourism Village.
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