The lovely small town of Izamal, (whose name means "the rose who came down from the sky"), is better known in Yucatan under the name of the "Yellow City".
Visit Izamal
Art & Culture
Place or Historical Monument
Izamal: How to get there?
1 hour by car from Chichén Itzá or from Mérida
Izamal: See when to go?
All year round (best period is between December and March)
A classified 'Pueblo Magico' (Magical Village), Izamal is a colonial village to the east of Yucatan in Mexico.
My suggestion
The main attraction of Izamal is its photogenic architecture. Use a stopover here as a chance to try some authentic Mexican dishes and breathe in its typically, Mexican village feel.
Aurélie Chartier
Travel writer
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The lovely small town of Izamal, (whose name means "the rose who came down from the sky"), is better known in Yucatan under the name of the "Yellow City".
My suggestion
Izamal is a very small town and you can visit it in less than a day. I recommend you stop here on the way between visiting Chichén Itzá and Mérida
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