Other cities in Mexico
You won’t find a list of top resorts here… these are my personal favorite destinations!
Beaches
- Playa del Carmen
- Mazunte
- Bacalar (lagoon)
- Holbox
- La Paz, Baja California Sur
- Puerto Vallarta
Colonial Cities
- Guanajuato
- San Miguel de Allende
- Mérida and Izamal
- San Cristobal de las Casas & Palenque
- Veracruz
- Campeche
Short Trips from Mexico City
- Taxco (best small colonial city near Mexico City – Guerrero is under a US ‘do not travel’ advisory, so check before you go)
- Puebla (best larger colonial city near Mexico City)
- Queretaro
- Valle de Bravo (lake and pine forest)
- Mineral del Monte – Mineral del Chico (small historic towns in pine forest)
- 16th century monasteries in Morelos
Baja California
- Tijuana – Ensenada – Valle de Guadalupe wine country