Stretching around the sparkling blue Bahía de Banderas and backed by lush palm-covered mountains, Puerto Vallarta is one of Mexico's most enticing coastal destinations. Each year millions come to laze on the dazzling sandy beaches, browse in the quirky shops, nosh in the stylish restaurants and wander the picturesque central streets and enticing malecón (boardwalk). There are activities aplenty, including boat trips, horseback rides, whale watching, saling and fishing trips, scubadiving and day trips to the interior. After sunset, Vallarta takes on a new identity with pumping nightlife along the cobblestone streets and numerous LGBT-friendly options in what is the gay beach capital of Mexico.

In addition to sun-kissed beaches and aquamarine waters, Puerto Vallarta offers great gastronomy, rich culture and an enchanting town.

It's fitting that Puerto Vallarta welcomes chefs from around the world to its International Gourmet Festival every November. Year round, you'll find amazing food of every cuisine, from taco stands to fine dining. You may enjoy a technicolor sunset on the beach while enjoying char-grilled octopus, coconut shrimp, fresh tuna, duck enchiladas with almond mole and other delights at La Palapa, a white table cloth restaurant at Playa de los Muertos in the Zona Romantica. But if you want to be above it all, take a window table at the appropriately named Vista Grill, high on the hillside overlooking the town and the blue Pacific. Savor adobado shrimp, pork belly and a flan casero desert. Café des Artistes has been a high church of fine dining since the '70s. The Rose lobster tail with black bean puree, pico de gallo, garlic and butter exemplifies how chef Thierry Blouet combines local Mexican ingredients with French influences and techniques. The 19th century villa's elegant dining rooms and lush courtyard garden complement the food for ultimate romantic effect.

Vallarta has a vibrant art scene that goes way beyond paintings of sunsets. Downtown galleries open for an Art Walk on Wednesday evenings November through May, offering exhibitions, cocktails and a chance to meet the artists, expats, locals and gallery owners, such as Jan Lavender of Galeria Uno. She can regale you with stories from the days when Liz, Dick and John Huston caroused here. Puerto Vallarta is proud of its pre-Columbian heritage. The Huichol Indians are known for yarn paintings and bead art in mind-blowing colors inspired by the hallucinogenic peyote cactus. Huichol symbols are embedded mosaic-style in Vallarta's sea front promenade, the malecon.

Vallarta has more than mariachis. Cuban bands will keep you salsa-ing till the wee hours at La Bodequita del Medio, the local branch of the famed Havana haunt. Across the street, you'll find cool jazz with musicians from Mexico and abroad at the Jazz Foundation, a loft-style venue with terrace overlooking the sea front. Vallarta native Jorge Dau, who attended high school with Paris Hilton in New York, opened the club with a love for jazz and a desire to bring people.

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