What do you think if this Friday you take the afternoon and come to Querétaro? This is a 100% wine plan that will make you forget about all your worries. There is nothing that a bottle of wine, a cheese board and a Querétaro sunset of those described in the Aleph cannot fix.
In Tierra de Alonso you will sleep a few meters from the vines
8 minutes from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (AIQ)
If you think that a weekend is not enough to get away from all your worries, give yourself a break from the vicissitudes of daily life, and fall in love with a sunset like no other, it is because you still do not know Querétaro. And if you don't have much time but you really want to experience a different weekend, this is the plan for you.
The first thing is that you use those extra hours that you have been working in the office to take Friday, and thus take advantage of every hour. Querétaro has a privileged location at the national level, right in the center of the country, with enviable connectivity. If you live in Mexico City, you can come by car and in 2 and a half hours you will be in Querétaro. But if you come from further away, the Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (AIQ) connects with the entire country, and the best thing is that it is located at the entrance of the Querétaro Art, Cheese and Wine Region, which is the spirit of this plan.
The first stop will be Tierra de Alonso, just 8 minutes from the AIQ! Here you have a very complete wine tourism complex, where in addition to being able to visit the classic wine-growing countryside and be in contact with the land, you can stay in luxury rooms with a terrace right at the foot of the vineyard. If you are tired of the trip, you can relax in this vineyard where, at nightfall, you can enjoy its beautiful cellar, always warm with the house wines and beers, with a good game of billiards.
Without a doubt, you have to try the culinary offer of Tequisquiapan, recognized nationally. In the image, a dish from the El Maravillas restaurant
VAI cheeses in the morning and a Magical Town with nationally recognized gastronomy
Tequisquiapan gives you a taste of what Querétaro has to offer
On Saturday, well rested and relaxed, the good stuff is just beginning. The Tierra de Alonso complex, in addition to the wines and beers you visited on Friday, has one of the most important cheese farms in Querétaro: Finca VAI, the most visited cheese factory in Mexico.
Don't think that because it is the most visited you will have a bad experience. Nothing of the sort. The tour is throughout the cheese ranch, and you have contact with both the farm animals and the production and maturation rooms... and of course, with a good tasting during the tour that you can accompany with a good wine. Remember that in the Region of Art, Cheese and Wine of Querétaro it is never too early to open a bottle of wine. Tours start at 10 a.m., and on the farm itself you can have breakfast, buy various artisanal products to take home and enjoy the calm of a quiet morning.
When you finish at Finca VAI, the best thing to do is to launch yourself into Tequisquiapan, one of the most well-known Magical Towns in Querétaro, and according to the Tianguis Turístico de Mérida held in 2021, the third best Magical Town in Mexico to have a great culinary experience. So now you know, let's eat!
Just half an hour away, you will be able to enjoy a picturesque town, used to receiving good visitors, and where the options to eat delicious are very vast. We recommend the restaurants K'puchinos, El Maravillas, and Origens, all with an avant-garde gastronomic offer, which combines the best of the products and traditions of the region with a modern vision. Of course, there are many more options, so feel free to choose the place you like best.
Sleep like at home at María & Bernardo and say goodbye to Querétaro at Bárbaro Asador de Campo
A very wine-rich weekend ends
Although you can stay in Tequisquiapan, where there are wonderful options to stay, we recommend you return and stay in one of the cozy bungallows of the María & Bernardo Hotel and Vineyard. Once flanked by its sprawling vineyard, this warm spot will literally make you feel at home and is perfect for a final night of tranquility and relaxation. If you arrive in the middle of the afternoon you can enjoy a beautiful sunset, request a spa service and, of course, never leave aside the pleasure of a bottle of house wine and a wine board. On the terrace of this small hotel where you will never see more than 12 people staying, and attended directly by María and Bernardo, its owners, you can have a magical night as a couple or as a family, and understand all the good things that are part of it. your life. Don't be afraid to stay up late, it will be worth it in a place as quiet as it is beautiful.
On Sunday, after a coffee and a baguette in front of the pool, and after touring the vine fields, you have to take the time to eat at Bárbaro Asador, which is part of the María & Bernardo complex. This restaurant, one of the most recognized gastronomic spots in modern Querétaro, is highly sought after on weekends and it is not always easy to find a place, but if you stayed at the María & Bernardo, you have a guaranteed table.
Its avant-garde culinary offer has as its main focus living stoves. Charcoal and incandescent wood, whether in its open kitchen or in its earth oven, are the main protagonists of a kitchen that, over the fire, offers you unforgettable dishes. As if that were not enough, at Bárbaro Asador they have their own distillery: Vinos y Licores Sabrosos de México. You can take a tour, buy artisanal products and of course, in the restaurant they have specialized cocktails with their liquors. Its Juan del Campo whiskey, made from native and native corn, is particularly unmissable.
Ending your Querétaro weekend here is worth it not only because of the extraordinary food, but because if you return by car, you are right at the exit to Mexico and only two hours from the capital of the country, and if you do it by plane, you are only 17 minutes from the AIQ, so you will be able to appreciate every minute of your visit.
Go ahead to a different weekend! Don't wait to put together vacation days, any weekend is good for you to live a different, relaxing experience, in magical places and sunsets out of fairy tales. With this taste of Querétaro, we assure you that the next time you have a few days to get away, you will find Mexico in Querétaro.
Go ahead to a different weekend! Don't wait to put together vacation days, any weekend is good for you to live a different, relaxing experience, in magical places and sunsets out of fairy tales. With this taste of Querétaro, we assure you that the next time you have a few days to get away, you will find Mexico in Querétaro.
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