![]() I am amazed by all of the people living here full-time who have traveled or lived all over the world but who end up in this magical town. The colors, the pace of life, the people and the positive energy all make it one of the most special places I have ever visited in the world. I fell in love with this hill town in 2001 and since 2005 have made it a second home. Unlike Cancun or Acapulco, where American fast food joints and discos rule, San Miguel de Allende still feels like Mexico. People love the 300 year-old architecture from Spain, the heavy, carved wooden doors along narrow sidewalks, the explosion of bougainvillea over compound walls surrounding meticulous courtyards. In addition, it is a major tourist destination not only from the US but now more than ever from Mexico City and other Mexican cities. Today, the town of approximately 100,000 people is home to 10,000 foreigners from Canada, the United States and Europe. Since 1947, when it was established as an art colony, the town has attracted many foreign artists as well as fine Mexican artists. In 2008 it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I call it “Europe on Central Time.” The Maissue of New York Magazine, described this 16th century city as “the closest thing Mexico has to Florence” again in 2021 The Travel + Leisure Annual Reader’s Poll ranked San Miguel #1, out of its top 25 world destinations. ![]() Founded in 1541, San Miguel de Allende, with its spires and cupolas, centuries-old churches, steep cobblestone streets and stuccoed walls painted in bright tones of terra-cotta and sienna has a very old-world flavor.
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