Celaya Attractions
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How to get there
By rail in about 6.5 hours; by bus in about 3.5 hours; by car on the MEX 57, about 270km/168mi.
The busy town of Celaya lies north-west of Mexico City in a fertile valley basin known as Bajío. Although not exactly favoured by its location, the town has attractive parks and squares as well as some fine examples of Baroque and Neo-Classical architecture.
History
Founded in 1570 by sixteen families from the Basque country, Celaya (Basque: "zalaya" 5 "lowland") was granted full civic status in the mid 17th c. Its most famous son, Francisco Eduardo Tresguerras (1759-1833), was a man of many parts, an architect, artist and poet of distinction.
By rail in about 6.5 hours; by bus in about 3.5 hours; by car on the MEX 57, about 270km/168mi.
The busy town of Celaya lies north-west of Mexico City in a fertile valley basin known as Bajío. Although not exactly favoured by its location, the town has attractive parks and squares as well as some fine examples of Baroque and Neo-Classical architecture.
History
Founded in 1570 by sixteen families from the Basque country, Celaya (Basque: "zalaya" 5 "lowland") was granted full civic status in the mid 17th c. Its most famous son, Francisco Eduardo Tresguerras (1759-1833), was a man of many parts, an architect, artist and poet of distinction.
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Church of Nuestra Señora del Carmen
This early 19th C Neo-Classical church is a masterpiece of Mexican architect Tresguerras.
Celaya Surroundings
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Yuriria - San Augustinian Convent, Mexico
One of the main attractions of Yuriria is the mid 16th C San Augustinian Convent. On display here are a number of 17th and 18th C paintings.
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