Introduction
San Miguel de Allende's Baroque beauty is apparent in the streets, buildings, gardens, plazas and churches that perfectly embody that period known as the Mexican Baroque.
Discover the city's distinctive character, coloured by a high-profile colony of artists and many art and language schools.
Culturally San Miguel de Allende played a key role in Mexico's fight for independence, though it retains customs, traditions and festivities associated with old continent's way of life - namely the ‘Sanmiguelada', modeled on Pamplona's San Fermin running of the bulls festival.
The historic centre and nearby Sanctuary of Atotonilco are World Heritage sites, while San Miguel's neo-Gothic La Parroquia church is one of the most photographed in Mexico.
