Querétaro is a small, pretty, sweet and quiet town north of Mexico City.
I actually only made a stopover because I had read about the Pena de Bernal – a kind of rock in the centre of Bernal with a great view that you can climb up. And as the Pena de Bernal is kind of a day trip from Querétaro, I thought a day in Querétaro and a bit of wandering around wouldn’t hurt.
It turned out that Querétaro is beautiful! Really beautiful, in fact. Very quiet, but still lively, totally cute, very clean and even has a few cool things to look at on top 😊
The streets are all very peaceful, there’s a Querétaro nameplate in the centre that’s – for the name – really long :D, a beautiful old town, lovely parks and yes…. It’s not big, but still worth a visit 😊

Go or not? With plenty of time yes. Also because the Pena de Bernal is really worth it in my opinion and if you’re already staying overnight in Querétaro you can as well just arrive a little earlier and see the city of Querétaro. If you don’t have much time, I think there are cooler and sweeter little towns north of Mexico City that have even more charm (e.g. Guanajuato). However, if you don’t have the time to drive up to Guanajuato from Mexico City, Querétaro is another option. So it really depends purely on the time you have 😊