About San Miguel

What people are saying about San Miguel de Allende…

The New York Times,
New York’s esteemed
daily, writes

“The jacaranda trees are blooming, and so too is this16th-century colonial town, thanks to an ambitious renewal effort that is halfway through its two-year run. Every building along the narrow cobblestone streets has been repainted in the
colors of a desert sunset: ocher and sienna, deep orange and clay red. The government is restoring churches and theaters, rebuilding plazas and illuminating the arches of the plaza...

But all this investment has not altered the bones of the place: 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. Unlike Cancún or Acapulco, where American fast food joints and discos rule, San Miguel de Allende still feels like Mexico.” (5/2005)

International Living, the monthly newsletter, called San Miguel “the best place to live in Mexico.” (5/2004)

The Washington Post, the capital’s daily paper, voted it the fourth best place to visit in the Americas. (11/2003)

Money Magazine, the personal finance magazine, voted San Miguel one of eight best places to retire, and the only one outside the US. (5/2002)

Barron’s, the financial weekly, voted San Miguel one of the twenty best places to retire in the world. (3/2002)

Modern Maturity, the magazine of the American Association of Retired People, voted San Miguel the 13 th best place to retire in the world, and the only one outside the US. (5/2001)

Conde Nast Traveler, the travel magazine, voted San Miguel 10th overall best foreign city to visit, along with Paris, London, Rome, etc. (11/2000)

Travel & Leisure, the travel magazine, voted San Miguel as one of world’s best cities to visit. (2004, 2001, 1999)

And of course, the Government of Mexico declared it a National Monument in 1926.

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