Santiago de Querétaro
Santiago de Querétaro, most commonly known as Querétaro, is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico.
Santiago de Querétaro, most commonly known as Querétaro, is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico. It is part of the macroregion of Bajío. It is 213 kilometers (132 mi) northwest of Mexico City, 63 kilometers (39 mi) southeast of San Miguel de Allende and 200 kilometers (120 mi) south of San Luis Potosí. It is also the seat of the municipality of Querétaro, divided into seven boroughs. In 1996, the historic center of Querétaro was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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Worth seeing in and around Santiago de Querétaro
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Corregidora Stadium
Estadio Corregidora is a stadium in Querétaro City, Mexico. It is named after Mexican War of Independence heroine Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez and has a capacity of 34,130.
3 km · football (soccer) stadium in Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico, home venue for Querétaro FC · Wikipedia - 02Roman Catholic Diocese of Querétaro
The Diocese of Querétaro is the Catholic Church's diocese of the Mexican state of Querétaro. Erected on January 26, 1863, it covers an area of 15,326 km².
600 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico · Wikipedia - 03St. Philip Neri Cathedral, Querétaro
The St. Philip Neri Cathedral, also Querétaro Cathedral, is a Catholic church that was built by the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri.
600 m · church in Querétaro, Mexico · Wikipedia - 04Cerro de las Campanas
The Cerro de las Campanas is a hill and national park located in Querétaro City, Mexico. It is most noteworthy as the place where Emperor Maximilian I and Generals Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía were executed, definitively ending the Second Mexican Empire and French intervention in Mexico.
1.9 km · Hill and national park in Querétaro, Mexico · Wikipedia - 05Autonomous University of Queretaro
The Autonomous University of Querétaro is a Mexican public university based in the city of Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, but with campuses around the state. The main campus is located in Cerro de las Campanas, but there are campuses in Amealco, Amazcala, Cadereyta, Corregidora, Jalpan, Juriquilla, San Juan del Río, and Tequisquiapan.
1.8 km · university in Mexico · Wikipedia - 06Querétaro Aqueduct
The aqueduct of Querétaro is an 18th-century aqueduct in the Mexican city of Querétaro. It is a symbol of the city of Querétaro and one of the largest aqueducts in Mexico.
2.1 km · Aqueduct in Mexico · Wikipedia - 07El Cerrito
El Cerrito is an archaeological zone in the central Mexican state of Querétaro. It is located in the municipality of Corregidora on the outskirts of the state capital, Santiago de Querétaro.
6.6 km · archeological site in Mexico · Wikipedia - 08El Cimatario National Park
El Cimatario National Park is a national park in Querétaro state of central Mexico. It protects 24.48 km2 south of the city of Santiago de Querétaro.
7.2 km · national park in Mexico · Wikipedia - 09Emperor Maximilian Memorial Chapel
The Emperor Maximilian Memorial Chapel is a small Roman Catholic chapel located on the Cerro de las Campanas in Querétaro City in central Mexico. It is dedicated to the memory of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, and was built on the spot where the Emperor and two of his generals were executed on 19 June 1867.
1.9 km · Chapel in Querétaro, Mexico · Wikipedia - 10College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro
The College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro was a Franciscan missionary college, or seminary, in New Spain. It was located in present-day Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico, and was the second Roman Catholic missionary college in the New World to train missionaries.
1.2 km · building in Queretaro, Mexico · Wikipedia
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Getting to Santiago de Querétaro
- Airports
- Querétaro Intercontinental (QRO), 22 km · General Francisco J. Mujica (MLM), 105 km · Guanajuato (BJX), 122 km
- Morelia → Santiago de Querétaro129 km · quickest by road, 3h · MX$170–225
- Silao → Santiago de QuerétaroTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Mexico City → Santiago de Querétaro184 km · quickest by road, 3h 31m · MX$195–260
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No local-transport research exists yet for Santiago de Querétaro
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Santiago de Querétaro. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Santiago de Querétaro is 44 km from Celaya, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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