Mainecoons Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Interested in a trip to Queretaro. Some questions for those who have visited there: 1. How long? Three nights, 2 full and 2 part days sufficient? 2. Best time of year to go? 3. What were the most impressive and enjoyable sites you visited? Will be going by car from here. Thanks for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oasiscloud Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 We were in Queretaro for 10 days the last part of January. You certainly don't need that long if you mainly want to check out the centro historical area. Your schedule should be sufficient for that. Queretaro is very interesting. It is a big city and growing and expanding very rapidly. A lot of business is expanding there from Mexico City and there is construction all over the place. It is very clean for a big city and the centro historical are is very nice with lots of walking streets, plazas, restaurants, etc. I can't comment on the best time of year as we were only there in January, but the weather was nice then. About the same as here but a little cooler at night. The centro historico is all very interesting and lots to see and explore there. Museums, cathedrals, shopping, etc. depending on your interests. There is a beautiful city park near there too. If you want to experience the "new rich Mexico" google "City Market Antea" and go check it out. If you can add another day I'd suggest going to Pena de Bernal which is a pueblo magico near there. We stayed outside of Queretaro for the first week in this new subdivision area called Zibatá in an Airbnb condo. Very interesting by a ways out. We then stayed in centro for 3 more nights so we could explore it better. In centro we stayed here and can highly recommend it https://www.booking.com/hotel/mx/meson-de-san-andres.en-gb.html?aid=304142;label=gen173nr-1FCAEoggJCAlhYSDNiBW5vcmVmaKABiAEBmAEKuAEHyAEM2AEB6AEB-AELqAID;sid=4b85cda602faa24179fb1a6ef5a20083 Reasonable price and within easy walking of all of the centro area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bisbee Gal Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 MC...as an engineer, you may appreciate the viaduct in Queretaro. https://www.meetmexico.com/queretaro/the-aqueduct/ We were only in the Centro Historico for the day back in 2007, so I'm no help on lodging. I have read there has been a surge in upscale and international eateries, likely due to the Japanese car and car-related plants nearby, as well as a growing Mexican middle class in Queretero. BTW, when we flew IAH to QRO last summer most of the plane was filled by Japanese businessmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Oh, no, legal aliens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bowie Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 2 hours ago, RickS said: Oh, no, legal aliens... ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted March 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Bisbee Gal said: MC...as an engineer, you may appreciate the viaduct in Queretaro. https://www.meetmexico.com/queretaro/the-aqueduct/ We were only in the Centro Historico for the day back in 2007, so I'm no help on lodging. I have read there has been a surge in upscale and international eateries, likely due to the Japanese car and car-related plants nearby, as well as a growing Mexican middle class in Queretero. BTW, when we flew IAH to QRO last summer most of the plane was filled by Japanese businessmen. That's a great picture and story. I really enjoyed the one in Morelia as well. Hotels not a problem, just trying to figure out how long we should plan for so as to not miss any of the good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John Shrall Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Several years ago we took a road trip to Pozos de Minerales and spent about a week in the area. It's about an hour up the road from Queretero off Hwy 57. From there we took a day trip to Queretero, driving around the city checking out the aqueducts and spending the rest of the time walking around centro. In our case a full day was adequate. Pozos is high desert now being populated by many artists fleeing San Miguel de Allende. The city was just getting too big. We did some hiking in the mountains and saw a lot of old abandoned silver mines. We took another day trip to San Luis Potosi. It took about 90 minutes from Pozos to get to centro. On another day we did the same to Dolores Hidalgo and popped into San Miguel. Those 2 cities are pretty close to Pozos. On the way out we took the route east toward Ciudad Valles, stopping for a day in Xilitla. The Edward James site is surreal and worth a visit. You may have already driven these roads on motorcycle. There's lots of waterfalls in the area. We must have made the trip in April 2009 since a lot of Qeretero and SLP were closed due to the swine flu scare. The weather was very nice throughout the region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonia Posted March 26, 2017 Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 4 days, 3 nights and if your wife likes to shop, another day for Antea Mall. As suggested City Market, which is behind Liverpool at Anteal is like Whole Foods / Trader Joe's and may be best to visit last day there to bring home perishables. City is one of safest in Mexico. Centro is somewhat European with alley ways, etc. There is a nice hotel right on the main jardine with underground parking but numerous places to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 There's a big fair this April in nearby resort-y Tequisquiapan that you might enjoy:https://www.feriadeltoroarteyvino.com.mx/programa/ Querétaro has also become really well known for its Ruta de Vino y Queso (Wine and Cheese Route). Here's a link to a number of tours, several of which include a visit to Peña de Bernal. https://www.larutadelquesoyvino.com.mx/ Freixenet is the biggest winery in Querétaro and offers its own tours.http://www.freixenetmexico.com.mx/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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