Antón Lizardo is a small city in the municipality of Alvarado, Veracruz, a privilege place in the Veracruz coast; Its attractive places for the practice of scuba diving with its large coralline and insular territory, has given presence to the destination in the tourism map of the Gulf of Mexico as a potential big tourist destination. It’s located in the coast zone of Veracruz, just 15 miles from the city of Veracruz.

The place has become in one of the most visited places of people around the state and is projected to become as one of the most important tourism beach poles of the state, also known for its typical cuisine, the refreshing and particular beverages called “Toritos”, which are made of peanut, guanábana or mamey, as well as the delicious rum ice cream.
Antón Lizardo is the typical “jarocho” corner with ambience of marimbas and the happy singings of sones and guapangos, liven up the place with the most clear essence of the popular culture of the state.

The locality has all kind of attractive, but stands out the islands like the isla del Amor, el Conchal, la laguna de Mandinga; the médanos zone, the golf club and the Heroica Escuela Naval-Militar (heroic naval and military academy) are also good spots to visit. The sport fishing is one of the preponderant activities for being of course, a rich sea full of fishes, where you can catch delicious prices like cabrilla, villajaiba, chucumite, robalito, esmedregal, general, perra, lora, pluma, huachinanguito, negrilla and lenguado.

The beaches are with out a doubt, because of its fine sand and tranquil swell, one of the main attractions of Antón Lizardo, some of them are: the islands Salmedina, Enmedio, Blanquilla, Chopas, Rizo, Cabeza, Anegada, Topatilla, Peyote, De al lado, De enfrente, Anegadilla and Guilla, where the infinite beauty of the submarine landscape will dazzle you.