Puebla, Mexico

Puebla’s scrubbed up well. Just a few hours south-east of the capital, Mexico’s fifth-largest city had been flying under the radar until a former local governor reduced crime, improved infrastructure and generally made it more attractive to visitors. New hotels and restaurants followed, with the 2016 opening of the Museo Internacional del Barroco (International Museum of the Baroque), designed by Toyo Ito, helping put Puebla on the map. But it’s still far less known than the likes of Mexico City or Oaxaca, and the