Taxco
About 2 hr 30 min by car from Mexico City
A silver-mining town of white houses on a steep hillside.
Why locals go
A colonial road trip south.
Visiting Mexico City?
At 2 hr 30 min by car, it's easy to add a night or two here and still be back in Mexico City for your flight home.
What to book
- Silver workshops and markets
- Santa Prisca church
- Cable car to the Monte Taxco viewpoint
Where to stay
One or two nights is enough for most people. Compare places to stay:
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For two
- Sunset from a terrace over the town
- Dinner by the plaza
With friends
- Silver shopping
- Grutas de Cacahuamilpa caves
When to go
Year-round.