One major tourist activity we planned for our time in Querétaro was to take a day trip to Peña de Bernal. The peña is a 1400 foot monolith, one of the tallest in the world, and looms over the charming colonial town of Bernal, a pueblo magico about an hour away from Querétaro. I read…
Month: March 2026
Ten Days in Santiago de Querétaro
When planning for this leg, we had figured we’d spend a week in Santiago de Querétaro (frequently just called Querétaro) and another week or so traveling around visiting the many Pueblos Magicos in the area and on the way to Mexico City. But when I was researching the towns and transportation options, such a broken…
A Good Time in Guanajuato
I just reread my Guanajuato: We’re Home post and we certainly had a fun first couple of weeks there. The second half of our stay may have been even better because in addition to experiencing more food and history, we also had the opportunity to attend a couple of music events, plus our day trip…
Day Trip to Dolores Hidalgo
It was an interesting contrast to take our day trip to Dolores Hidalgo on Thursday from here in Guanajuato just after catching up on my three day trip posts from the fall in Perugia. Day trips in Mexico are very different from day trips in Italy, though there are similarities too. Here’s how we made…