• Introduction
• 1. Boston
• 2. Buenos Aires
• 3. New Orleans
• 4. Paraty
• 5. Quebec City
• 6. San Juan
• 7. San Miguel de Allende
• 8. Santiago
• 9. St. George
• 10. Willemstad

San Miguel de Allende

Mexico’s mountainside colonial hamlet brims with old-world European charm, from its architecture, artistic culture, and joie de vivre mentality. In fact, New York Magazine described it as “the closet thing Mexico has to Florence” – and while this European reference relates more to San Miguel’s prestigious artist colony, the striking cityscape is undeniably Spanish. It was, after all, founded by Franciscan friar, Juan de San Miguel, and settled by Spanish conquistadors. While strolling through the colorful cobbled streets past fountains and plazas, keep an eye out for the gothic spires of La Parroquia, the neoclassical towers of La Iglesia de San Francisco, and the domes and baroque façade of El Oratorio de San Felipe Neri.

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