Tepatitlan

Tepatitlán de Morelos (usually referred to as Tepatitlán, or simply Tepa) is a city of 150,000 people (2020) in Jalisco. The city has several old Spanish cathedrals each with its own personality as well as several other photogenic colonial buildings. The town's annual Feria Tepabril, held in late April, is its biggest party of the year.

Get in
Nearest airport is Guadalajara, 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, located at Calle Matamoros 750 in the southern outskirts.

Get around
You can pretty much walk when you get there though taxis are available at sitios near hotels and near the Plaza de Armas.

See
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.

Festivals

 * Feria Tepabril - April 25 to April 30, the town's biggest celebration of the year honors El Señor de la Misericordia with masses in the Parroquia de San Francisco as well as nightly concerts drawing big-name musical performers.

Buy
All extravagant, but there are plenty of snacks.



Eat
Fresh fish 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.



Sleep
There are several hotels in downtown, rooms as low as 29USD a night for a suite.



Go next

 * Guadalajara
 * Tequila
 * Lagos de Moreno