Nearest airport:
International Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Airport at 2 Miles
Nearest beach:
beach at 200.0 Metres
Car:
not necessary
Surrounded by mountains of lush vegetation, Puerto Vallarta is a cobbled street town with modern buildings and tile roofed houses. The church of The Virgin of Guadalupe in Puerto Vallarta is renowned for its religious festivities in December; for the festivals of international gourmet cuisine and its restaurants; film festivals; the Marina; the waterfront; the golf courses, including the one signed by Jack Nicklaus where the 2002 EMC World Cup Event and the 2006 Champions Tour Blue Agave Golf Classic were hosted; the five-star hotels with its Mexican nights featuring folkloric dancing; art galleries; first class hospitals; shopping malls; modern cinemas; canopy tours; boat tours and whale watching (in season); sightseeing tours; discotheques and select bars. Vallarta has the only international airport in the region and two of the best beaches in Bay of Banderas. The weather is 80ºF-65ºF in the Winter and 95ºF-80ºF in the Summer.