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City in the Mexican state of Coahuila
Photo: Comisión Mexicana de Filmaciones, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Arteaga is a small mountain town in the northern state of Coahuila, Mexico. With its constant mild temperatures and surrounding pine forests, the town is a popular weekend getaway for city dwellers in Saltillo and Monterrey. It is one of Mexico's designated Pueblos Mágicos.
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The town's main church is a beautiful neoclassic church that's white both inside and out with a tastefully sparse collection of religious sculptures adorning the facade and mid-19th-century oil paintings inside. The church features a large single bell tower with a distinctive tile cupola. The church dates from the mid-19th century.
Zocalo
The town's main plaza is a pleasant place for some quiet people watching for to just sit on one of the myriad park benches to feed the pigeons. The park has a number of very old, very big shade trees, the most famous of which is called La Llorona for an embedded sculpture of a wailing woman.
Recreational mountain resort in the forests east of Arteaga. Hotel and restaurant facilities are available. Recreational amenities include artificial ski slopes, a golf course, horseback riding, swimming pools, tennis courts, and access to marked hiking trails.
Family-oriented outdoor recreation area with picnic areas, hiking trails, and educational programs about the local environment.
Traditional Mexican restaurant serving breakfast and lunch. A variety of eggs, omelettes, chilaquiles and bowls of menudo.
Traditional Mexican breakfast and lunch items. Ample portions and reasonable prices. Homemade tortillas. Dogs allowed (children too).
Carnitas are chunks of lean pork, marinated and slow-roasted. This local favorite prepares carnitas like they do in Michoacan. Tortillas are very large and handmade and make for a filling taco. Other dishes, such as pozole, are also available.
The place to get regional Northern Mexican cuisine with a decided emphasis on cabrito (slow-roasted kid goat).
Casual traditional Mexican restaurant serving a smattering of regional specialties. Family friendly, rustic atmosphere.
Casual, family friendly restaurant specializing in seafood. Good (and large) shrimp cocktails. Fresh ceviche.
Colonial era hacienda operating as a boutique bed and breakfast hotel. Traditional hacienda with rooms off a porticoed patio surrounding a central courtyard. Two swimming pools, gym, spa services including a sauna. Upscale restaurant on-site and event facilities for weddings or social and business events. Ample parking.
By bus
Long distance bus service is provided by several major companies including Omnibus de Mexico, Grupo Senda, and Estrella Blanca to the city of Saltillo (a major connecting terminal for Northern…
By car
Arteaga is 15 km east of Saltillo. Drive east on federal highway MEX-57. The trip will take about 20 minutes.
Walking is the easiest way to get around in the historic Centro area but you'll want a taxi (or your own car) to get out into the more remote Backcountry places.
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