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"Santa Maria de Guido"
Typical town located south of Morelia from where you can appreciate wonderful sights of the city. There you can take the road that leads to "Jesus del Monte" to arrive to "El Mirador" (the Lookout) and enjoy a complete panoramic view of Morelia.

"Jesus del Monte"and "San Miguel del Monte"
These towns are located 5 and 10 kilometers south of "Santa Maria", a 16th century Augustinian temple is found in each town. Surrounded by woods, creeks, rivers, and waterfalls makes them ideal for camping, hiking, and mountain cycling.

"Capula"
It is located 15 kilometers from Morelia on the Morelia-Quiroga highway. It is famous for its delicately hand painted ornament clay handicraft.

"Teremendo"
Typical town located 25 kilometers from Morelia. The artisans work the curried leather handicraft. They invite you to visit the place called "La Alberca" (the Pool), which is a lake located inside the cone of a volcano, and also to visit the viceroyalty parish.

"San Nicolas Obispo"
Small town located 8 kilometers west of Morelia, having a 16th century temple with an "arteson" of "tejamanil" (thin pine-wood tile) and a baroque altar-piece as main attraction. The artisans from this town work the volcanic rock to make "molcajetes" and "metates" which are both utensils used to grind seeds.

"Chiquimitio"
A municipality of Morelia located 9 kilometers to the north, where a 35 meter high waterfall known as "El Salto" (the Jump) can be visited; also, a miniature "Niño Dios"(Baby God), approximately 4cm., to whom many miracles have been attributed, is venerated, His fame goes beyond national territory.

"Santiago Undameo"
Small town where a 16th century Augustinian temple devoted to the "Señor Santiago" is found. The "Umecuaro" dam, that is proper for fishing and for practicing ecological tourism, is located only a few kilometers from here.

"Tiripetio"
Town located 26 kilometers from Morelia on the Morelia-Patzcuaro highway, where the Augustinian Ex-Convent founded by Fraire "Alonso de la Veracruz" as the first University of America is found. At present time this building houses a Historical Investigation Center of the University of Michoacan. The temple, an example of the Romanesque influence, conserves its original use.

Morelos National Park (Kilometer 23)
This woody park full of creeks, which is ideal for camping, enjoying a picnic, and horse back riding, is located 23 kilometers from Morelia on the former national highway known as "Mil Cumbres" (One Thousand Crests).

"Charo"
Town located 24 kilometers from Morelia, where the famous historical encounter between Hidalgo and Morelos took place on October19, 1810 at the beginning of the War of Independence. A Plateresque Augustinian convent built in 1578 which holds religious theme murals is found here, and the "Cristo de La Lampara" (Christ of the Lamp) is venerated in the temple.

"Tarimbaro"
A 16th century Franciscan Ex-Convent stands out, as well as the Sanctuary of the Virgin "de la Escalera" (Of The Stairway).

"Copandaro de Galeana"
It has an Augustinian temple and an Ex-Convent built in 1570.

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"Chucandiro"
It's located on the Morelia-Salamanca highway 51 kilometers from Morelia and 19 from the connection of Cuitzeo. A 16th century viceroyalty Ex-Convent of St. Nicolas Tolentino and the Chapel of the hospital of the Conception are found here. Among its natural beauties we highlight "Los Baños" (the Baths), hot springs which have curative properties and "Tanimireche" a cold water spring, which before forming into a river it spreads into an area of 1.5 kilometers, constituting a small, but rich ecological reserve.

"Cuitzeo"
Cuitzeo Lake is located on the Morelia-Salamanca highway 34 kilometers from Morelia, that is famous for its rich "charal" (lake fish), which the villagers prepare in multiple manners. On the high lands of the town we find the Augustinian Ex-Convent of St Mary Magdalene, which is considered the most beautiful of the state because of its magnificent Plateresque 16th century architecture. The archaeological zone of "Tres Cerritos" (Three Small Hills) is located only 2 kilometers from Cuitzeo. The visiting hours of this zone are from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

"Puruandiro"
Hot springs bathing resorts are found in the zone of this town, which is located 94 kilometers from Morelia. Byzantine Christ is the main handicraft that is worked here.

"Villa Morelos"
Town and municipal that is located 78 kilometers from Morelia, where an Augustinian 16thn century Ex-Convent, considered an architectonic jewel, is located in the municipal capital. "Jururemba", a town located 7 kilometers to the west, is a historical place because it's the place where in 1731, Doña Ana Maria Gallaga, who is the mother of the initiator of the Independence of Mexico, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga, was born.

"Panindicuaro"
Town located 103 kilometers from Morelia on the Western Highway, where we find the outstanding architecture of the town's main temple, "Chapel of St. Andrew". In its outskirts you can enjoy hot spring bathing resorts, landscapes like the 5 meter waterfall "La Sirena" (the Mermaid); also, a 16th century chapel is found in the community of "Aguanuato", which is located 12 kilometers from "Panindicuaro".

"Tzintzimeo"
Restored ex-hacienda (estate), which is located 48 kilometers from Morelia and which offers restaurant service and child camp.

"Jerahuaro y Ucareo"
These two typical towns that have similar characteristics in their climate, flora, fauna, fruit production, people, costumes, and traditions are located 60 kilometers from Morelia and 20 kilometers from Zinapecuaro. The Fruit Cultural Festival and the Fair of the Pear take place during the last weeks of July. A 16th century Augustinian Ex-convent is found in Ucareo.