Atlixco

Atlixco is a small town in the Central Mexico state of Puebla. It calls itself, Atlixco de Flores and informally The city of flowers. Flowers are taken seriously here. They're grown commercially in the area and decorate nearly every house. Naturally, the town is famous for its Festival of Flowers. Spend some time here, and don't forget to smell the roses...

By bus
Autobuses Oro operates direct buses from Puebla to Atlixco at least hourly throughout the day, and somewhat less frequently from Mexico City. The 30-minute trip to Atlixco costs as little as M$50 if you catch the slower ERCO bus at non-peak times. The first-class Oro buses are about M$100 more.

By combi
Combis run between Atlixco and Puebla and cost about M$40 for the 30-minute ride.

By car
Blablacar is a good option between Puebla and Atlixco. Shared rides start at M$40.

Get around
Its a small town and easily walkable. Taxis are readily available for trips to further destinations. A taxi sitio is located near the main plaza.

Do





 * El Huey Atlixcayotl is the town's most famous festival. It's an opportunity to bring together people from across Puebla to sing, dance, and elect one lucky lady from among the different regions to be the Xochicíhuatl (Mujer Flor).


 * Day of the Dead is taken seriously in Atlixco. The Desfile de Calaveras is one of the most colorful and popular Day of the Dead parades and if you want, you can stay up all night to watch locals create elaborate carpets of flowers. At a glance, these might look like the tapetes created in other towns, but you want find colored sawdust or grains used to make tapetes in Atlixco! No sir, this is the town of flowers!

Eat
Atlixco holds the world's record for the largest chile en nogada ever made (measuring 2.6 meters by 90 cm). Atsa spicy chile!

Go next

 * Puebla is 30 minutes away