Did you know that in its annual survey of world travelers' favorite destinations, Condé Nast Traveler magazine has rated San Miguel as the 10th most desirable foreign city in the world to visit? (In first place was Sydney, followed by Paris, Rome, Florence, Melbourne, Venice, Vancouver, London,then San Miguel de Allende in 10th place.) Pretty impressive company!

As I've written before in other journals, San Miguel was declared a national monument in 1926, and is a picturesque city of arched colonial mansions, ... (more)