Zócalo de Atlixco — Attraction in Puebla

Street vendors, children playing, local stores, and lots of plants. It's title as "Pueblo Magico" or Magical Village, does do justice to this little town. Atlixco has definitely captured my heart. I go there every other year just to see how has the town flourished. I recommend going during the Christmas season. It is a nice place to go, especially in December as they have 'Villa Iluminada'. You can take some guide tours. It is a bit affected because of the earthquake that happened in September... but it stills nice to visit. You will not regret. Wonderful people there and the food is amazing. The holidays are the best even though there are lots of people and it can get a bit too crowded. It's full of Mexican culture that is amazing. Multiple vendors and lots of...

The church in el Zócalo of Atlixco was once considered the most beautiful church in Mexico. The town itself is very colorful and most of the tourist attractions are just a few blocks away, we took a short tour in a small 6 seater tour bus at 60 pesos per person and they were very thorough covering the history of the town. We were also told by a local that we couldn't leave without trying their local speciality "cecina" which is a very thinly sliced steak cooked and cut in strips (for tacos). So we headed to the market, 2 blocks away from the Zócalo and had some delicious cecina tacos with nopales, fresh cheese and aguacate on blue, green and purple corn tortillas! We left with very fond memories...

Visit Atlixco. It is a very beautiful small town. The Caffee in the zocalo is interesting, a mexican brand much better than other more famous. The town has excellent popular cafes , restaurants, hotels, historical points to visit. The turistic buses are indispensable for turists, interact with locals starts in this bus. Visit the government' palace, with murals and expositions. Visit the flowers plantations, cempachutl. In November 1st and 2nd is a good moment, the town is decorated with mexican Day of Deaths giant statues and all the streets are decorated. Wonderful. Also visit Cholula. You can move with public transportation to interact with local,...