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Saltillo

SECTUR Coahuila

Saltillo

Located between the mountains and the desert, Saltillo offers a pleasant climate, unique culinary scene, and a great selection of museums, vineyards, and natural locations to explore all year round. The most competitive and safest city in Mexico.

Saltillo


Saltillo is the capital of and biggest city in the state of Coahuila. With about 860,000 residents, the larger metro area extends to just over a million friendly souls. Saltillo is notoriously friendly city, with a lively music and arts scene, as well as an industrial and business-friendly core. The town is often noted nationally for the reputation as one of the best cities to live for the atmosphere of security and progress.

Saltillo is probably first and foremost a cultural destination. Museums extend their tours into the neighborhoods where the city is alive with legends, deep parklands and temples, restaurant districts, and natural areas all lead to the discovery of the natural and historical wealth of the city. The Historic Center of the city starts with the Cathedral of Santiago, the Chapel of Santo Cristo, the Plaza de Armas, the Purcell House and the Cultural Precinct of the UAdeC. Nearby the Plaza de la Nueva Tlaxcala and the Government Palace recall the early settlement by people from Tlaxcala in Central Mexico.

The State Network of Museums includes the Museum of the Revolution, the Museum of the Presidents of Coahuila, the Rubén Herrera Museum, the Sarape and Mexican Costume Museum are all in the Centro Historico.

Ojo de Agua was the first Coahuila neighborhood recognized for its enchanted character. The emblematic church is near a tiny spring that lends its name to the entire city. Museums dedicated to the Desert, Dolls, and to Birds round out the offering of the Museum of the Katrina which celebrates the Day of the Dead tradtion.  

But many visitors will want to take off for the Cañón de San Lorenzo and the high Sierra de Zapalinamé. A protected natural area, it's perfect for hiking and bird watching.  

Visitors arrive to Saltillos via the AIFA airport in Mexico City. The route is served by AeroMexico and Volaris. Some passengers will route through Monterrey which is just about two hours by bus or car to the east of Saltillo. The city is also served by regional and local bus lines from all over the area.