It's amazing how many people visit Vallarta WITHOUT visiting VIEJO VALLARTA, our beautiful 'Old Town'. We're EASY TO FIND (just a couple blocks south of the Malecon, over any of the River Cuale bridges), and we're FULL of the BEST in shopping, dining, and hotels, and all the BEST prices! If you don't see Viejo Vallarta, you HAVEN'T SEEN VALLARTA! Click around with us a bit...find the places you won't want to miss, and even print up maps to bring with you!

 

"Viejo Vallarta" means "Old Vallarta", and while it's not actually the oldest part of Puerto Vallarta, Viejo is the part of town which has most retained the real feel of a colonial Mexican beach town. Cobblestone and brick streets, lots of trees, and amazingly devoid of the usual modern developments you find in any tourism destination that finds success.

In Viejo, you'll find that you are visiting and become a part of an authentic South-of-the-border existence. Next to a store selling beautiful hand-woven fabrics is the local veterinarian supply store. Just a few doors away from a dress botique of authentic and comfortable Mexican dresses is a local bakery turning out, by hand, dozens of different pastries for the 'locals' who live nearby or for cafes and restaurants all over the city. Tiny corner groceries are always a block away for a snack, a soda, or a 'cerveza' (beer) to carry with you as you meander. It's a wonderfull combination of a REAL Mexican town with eveything the visitor wants to enjoy as well!

If you're coming into 'El Centro' Vallarta ('downtown') as part of a guided tour, you may not even know this part of town exists! This is because the tour guides are generally paid a commission to direct you to the stores near the malecòn. As you can imagine, YOU end up paying the price. Here in Viejo you'll be able to wander and shop hassle-free, and you'll find true value without having to pay a guides' commission.

Vallarta's famed "Restaurant Row" is also here in Viejo, on Basilio Badillo Street...several blocks of spectacular dining in a variety of settings from 'absolutely luxurious' to 'local rustic'. Plus you'll find cantinas, sports bars, live music and dancing, and everything else you're looking for after the sun sets.

This is also the area where many 'snowbirds', 'ex-pats', and otherwise long-term 'Gringos' live, so you know you'll find all the conveniences you might need, from an authentic Mexican supermarket to friendly neighborhood stores...as well as the comfort of knowing that on any corner you're likely to find a helpfull friend to assist you in finding whatever you might want.

Viejo Vallarta is REAL Mexico! If you don't want to see real Mexico, please stay inside your resort, go to Disneyland, or better yet don't come here at all. For those of you who want to enjoy the true beauty of Vallarta, the friendly people, and the fun times, you'll find it here in
VIEJO VALLARTA...
OUR BEAUTIFUL OLD TOWN !