Walking through San Miguel de Allende on a Sunday morning, I understand why so many artists fall in love at first sight. The streets are alive; you can see it in the shades of yellow and orange that color every building, taste it in the incredible food available on every corner, and hear it in the way the mariachi play as people stroll by, laughing heartily as the bells of the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel ring again and again.
Although San Miguel is too small to truly get lost in—an afternoon’s walk is all it really takes to learn your way around—it is easy to disappear for hours into its many shops, boutiques, and markets, so numerous it could take a lifetime to discover them all. Community and craftsmanship are the backbones of the city; the energy is magnetic. And so it comes as no surprise that so many artists’ stories are exactly the same: “I visited once, and the next time I came, it was to stay forever.”
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