Casona de la China Poblana Hotel Boutique

Puebla, Mexico

Just one hour drive East of Mexico City, a fast road climbs steeply, with glorious views of the snowy heights of Popocatépetl, to Puebla, this is the fifth-largest city in Mexico,founded in 1531. A historic a city as any in Mexico, and certainly in the centre there's a remarkable concentration of interest – a fabulous cathedral, a "hidden" convent, museums and colonial mansions – while the mountainous country round about is in places startlingly beautiful. The famous national holiday Cinco de Mayo is a massive fiesta in Puebla .