The older, quieter of the two Cabos: a mission church, a shady plaza, galleries along cobbled streets and the best tables in Los Cabos.
San José del Cabo grew around a Jesuit mission founded in 1730 beside the freshwater estuary at the mouth of the San José river. The present church, with its twin towers, faces the main plaza.
The streets around the plaza are full of low, colourful buildings: galleries, jewellery and craft shops, and restaurants with tables in their courtyards.
On Thursday evenings from November to June, the Art Walk fills the gallery district north of the church, around Obregón street, with open doors, artists and a glass of wine.
In the morning, walk down to the estuary at the end of Paseo Malecón, where a boardwalk and birding path run through reeds and palms.
A Thursday in season.
If you're up early, walk the estuary path for the birds.
Arrive as the heat drops and sit in the plaza in front of the church.
Look inside the mission church if it's open.
Wander north through the open galleries.
Book dinner in one of the old town's restaurants.
Buses run along the Corridor from Cabo San Lucas; the airport is about 15 minutes away.
Runs on Thursday evenings from November to June, roughly 5 to 9 pm.
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