Calvillo
A Hill Town Known As The Guava Capital Of Mexico, With Guava Candies And Wines, A Parish Church, A Spa, And A Reservoir Used For Fishing And Picnics. A Weekend Lunch Trip From Aguascalientes City In A Green Valley, Busiest During The Guava Season And The San Antonio Fair In June · Calvillo, Aguascalientes
Calvillo is a hill town in the western foothills of Aguascalientes, about 55 km from the state capital, and it calls itself the guava capital of Mexico. The orchards fill the valley, and the town turns the fruit into candy, paste, jam, liqueur and wine, sold from small shops around the plaza. The parish church stands over the main square, the spa pools are used by families at weekends, and the Presa La Codorniz reservoir, a few kilometres out, has fishing, picnic tables and simple lakeside restaurants. The San Antonio fair in June fills the streets with music, rides and food, and the guava harvest brings stalls and roadside sales in the cooler months. On weekdays the town is calm and you can walk the centre in an hour. It suits families and sweet-toothed visitors on a day out from Aguascalientes. It is worth the drive for guava treats, a lunch by the reservoir and a mild soak. It is not worth it for monuments or nightlife, and on June fair weekends the roads and the plaza are very crowded.
Calvillo, the guava town of Aguascalientes in the western foothills, with the Presa La Codorniz reservoir, about 55 km west of Aguascalientes city; coordinates approximate, Calvillo, Aguascalientes, Mexico
The plaza, the church exterior and the streets are open at all hours and cost nothing, so walking the centre is FREE. The parish church usually opens in the morning and again in the late afternoon and can be CLOSED at midday. Guava shops and candy stalls open from mid-morning to early evening, and many are CLOSED on Monday and in the quietest weeks. Spa pools generally open from morning until late afternoon, with longer hours at weekends. The reservoir is open to walkers by day, and restaurants there run mostly on weekends and holidays. Hours vary, so confirm.