Holidays in Mexico - Puerto Vallarta

An introduction to Mexico - Puerto Vallarta

Gazing out over Banderas Bay on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, Puerto Vallarta’s a holiday resort and a half. It’s got more golden sands than a sun-worshipper could lust after. More party spirit than a night owl could dream up. And enough jungle scenery to inspire endless Hollywood adventure movies. In fact, it owes its original fame to a film. In 1964, director John Huston filmed ‘The Night of the Iguana’ here. During filming, leading man, Richard Burton, enjoyed a steamy affair with Elizabeth Taylor and built his ‘n’ hers villas in the town’s backstreets. Back then Puerto Vallarta was little more than a sleepy fishing village. Now, though, lots has changed. There’s still the old quarter, a chunk of old-world Mexican charm hugging the Cuale River. Threaded with cobbled streets and terracotta-tiled cottages, it’s perfect for pottering and shopping. But that’s only half the story. Right along the Bay, Puerto Vallarta spreads out a blanket of modern holiday wares. Luxury hotels. The action-packed Malecón waterfront. And the jet-set Marina Vallarta, crammed with sleek white yachts. All side-by-side with velvety sands lapped by blue-green seas. Sun-worshippers love it here. And scuba divers and snorkellers do too - drawn by the coral reefs, manta rays and turtles. And foodies adore it as well. Brimming with cosmopolitan restaurants, it’s gastronomic heaven. And when it comes to nightlife, Puerto Vallarta’s earth-moving stuff. From the moment the spectacular west coast sunsets send fireworks over the Bay, this resort lives it up. We’re talking ‘mariachi’-fuelled Mexican fiestas, romantic ocean cruises, conga-filled bars and stellar nightclubs. And when you fancy getting back to nature, just look around. Cue the lush mountains of the Sierra Madre, cloaked in thick jungles. And tropical beach villages where ‘palapa’ huts peep over emerald-watered coves. All drenched in 322 days of sunshine a year. Exotic. Enchanting. And truly spectacular. Puerto Vallarta is all this and then some.

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