Tepatitlan
Tepatitlán de Morelos is a city of 150,000 people (2020) in Jalisco. The city has several old Spanish cathedrals each with its own personality.
Get in
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Nearest airport is Guadalajara (GDL IATA), from there you will need to either taxi or find a bus route, which there are plenty of both. Additionally, there are long distance bus services from most of northern Mexico. All buses arrive to 1 Central de Autobuses de Tepatitlán, located at Calle Matamoros 750 in the southern outskirts.
Get around
You can pretty much walk when you get there.
See
- 1 City museum of Tepatitlán de Morelos (Museo de la Ciudad), Calle Hidalgo 197, ☏ +52 378 782 4277. Free.
- Saint Francis of Assisi Church (Parroquia de San Francisco de Asís). The city's most distinctive feature is the Baroque-style parish church in the centre of the city. It was built from 1742–1775, from piedra braza. It is topped with two slender neoclassical towers, 63 m in height each, and three airy domes. The façade is dominated by a curious architectural element: a semi-hexagonal portico, which was added as a support for the heavy and slender towers. On the inside, it is decorated by the main altar, constructed entirely of white marble from Carrara, and the sculptures of the four Evangelists. The sculptural group of La Piedad was carved in oak wood by Agustín Espinoza.
Other notable sites include the kiosk that sits on the Plaza de Armas in downtown (ornamented with iron, it was built in France, and brought to the city), the Temple of San Antonio, and the city hall (Palacio Municipal) built in neoclassic-baroque style.
Do
Cerro de la Campana, to the northwest of the city, is a rugged formation perfect for cross country sports such as mountain biking. The hill has been designated as the venue of the state mountain biking championship. Near this hill is, bordering from the north-west part, the Río Verde canyon. Climbing and camping are perfect activities to carry out in this place of breathtaking magnitude and nature.
Buy
all extravagant, but there are plenty of snacks.
Eat
Fish food in the main plaza is renowned, small hot dog carts are great late night snacks. bomb ass food and great yogurt and ice cream
Drink
Some of the best tequila in the world originates from Tepa.
- 1 The Beer Container Co., Calle Moctezuma 114, ☏ +52 378 707 0745. A distributor for microbreweries with its own bar, has a large selection of artisan beers.
Sleep
There are several hotels in downtown, rooms as low as 29USD a night for a suite.
- 1 Grand Hotel Boutique Tepatitlán, Calle Pedro Medina 59, ☏ +52 378 782 0045.
- 2 Hotel Plaza Ejecutivo, Calle Pedro Medina 95, ☏ +52 378 781 6550.