MLS Vallarta & Nayarit encompasses the regions that can be found along the shores of Banderas Bay, and then further northward, outside of the bay and along the Mexico's Pacific coastline. Banderas Bay real estate is some of the most prized in all of Mexico. It encompasses one of the largest bays in the Americas, and its shoreline entails two states; Jalisco, home to Puerto Vallarta, and Nayarit, home to many smaller towns such as Bucerias, La Cruz, Sayulita and San Pancho, as well as mega developments such as Marina Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta and Punta Mita.
To help you become more familiar with what the most popular real estate neighborhoods and regions are, we've broken down this area into nine regions and a number of sub-regions. These regions and sub-regions are used throughout the MLS service of Multi-List Vallarta, so if you are searching, you will want to be aware of where they are and what they entail. You'll also find more information available in this article: Vallarta & Nayarit's most popular real estate neighborhoods
Central Vallarta consists of very popular downtown regions of Vallarta South (Emiliano Zapata, or Zona Romantica), Vallarta North (Plaza & Malecon), the hillside communities of Amapas and Conchas Chinas, and Vallarta East, situated behind the downtown area.
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Vallart'a mountainous South Shore is south of downtown Vallarta beginning after Conchas Chinas with popular Garza Blanca and Playas Gemelas, secondary area of Mismaloya and Boca de Tomatlan, and in the mountains further south, El Tuito.
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Vallarta North lies between the airport and downtown Vallarta. It consists of the popular Hotel Zone and Marina Vallarta that are situated along the coast, and with Rio Pitillal South and Rio Pitillal North situated behind on the other side of the highway.
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Marina, Beach, City, Golf
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Valle Nayarit lies along the center shoreline of the bay on its longest beach, and consists of the popular neighborhoods of Nuevo Vallarta and Flamingos, with secondary markets of Jarretaderas, and Valle de Banderas behind.
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Want to get a better idea of where each of the regions are situated and what they look like? Take a few minutes to watch this short aerial video of Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit.
When you visit any of the sub-regions, you'll find a list of the homes, condos and homesites that are currently listed for sale in these areas, the most recently added to the MLS system. Start by visiting any of the sub-regions below (only works in sub-regions where there are currently properties for sale). On the drop-down menu for Regions above, the most popular sub-regions are highlighted in bold.
Vallarta North lies between the airport and downtown Vallarta. It consists of the popular Hotel Zone and Marina Vallarta that are situated along the coast, and with Rio Pitillal South and Rio Pitillal North situated behind on the other side of the highway.
Valle Jalisco consists of the neighborhoods around the airport, which there is little to no tourism real estate and is mostly commercial properties. They are Aeropuerto, Las Juntas, Ixtapa and Las Palmas.
Valle Nayarit lies along the center shoreline of the bay on its longest beach, and consists of the popular neighborhoods of Nuevo Vallarta and Flamingos, with secondary markets of Jarretaderas, and Valle de Banderas behind.
The North Shore of Banderas Bay includes the popular communities of Bucerias and La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, a long, less populated coastline known as Costa Banderas, which comes to a point at Punta de Mita.
Costa Nayarit begins after Punta de Mita and is outside of Banderas Bay. It consists of Litibu, a government-initiated development, and the two popular communities of Sayulita and San Pancho, and less the beach towns of Lo de Marcos, Guayabitos, Matanchen Bay, Chacala and Costa Tortugas.
Costalegre stretches from the most southern point of Banderas Bay to the state of Colima. It encompasses the regions of Cabo Corientes, Costa Majahuas, Chamela, Costa Careyes, Tenacatita and Barra de Navidad.
Sierra Madre encompasses the regions up and behind Puerto Vallarta in the mountains. It consists of the three small communities of Talpa, San Sebastian, and Mascota.
Central Vallarta consists of very popular downtown regions of Vallarta South (Emiliano Zapata, or Zona Romantica), Vallarta North (Plaza & Malecon), the hillside communities of Amapas and Conchas Chinas, and Vallarta East, situated behind the downtown area.
Vallart'a mountainous South Shore is south of downtown Vallarta beginning after Conchas Chinas with popular Garza Blanca and Playas Gemelas, secondary area of Mismaloya and Boca de Tomatlan, and in the mountains further south, El Tuito.