SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE IS ONCE AGAIN, VOTED THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD

By MT press

For the Second Year in a Row, and four times in total, San Miguel de Allende in Mexico has been named the Best City in the World. This recognition is based on hospitality, cultural richness, colonial architecture, gastronomy and the residents’ friendliness, by Travel + Leisure’s readers in their famed World’s Best Awards.

“I love the shopping,” said one reader. “There’s major history, great restaurants and you can walk everywhere — or grab a $4-dollar taxi,” said another. Many said they’d love to move there.

Voters praised the city’s many attractions, including museums, restaurants, botanical gardens and shopping boutiques. Readers also noted the decades-old dynamic art scene and the plethora of events for a relatively small city.

Located in Guanajuato state in a region known as El Bajío, San Miguel de Allende’s historic center and the Atotonilco Sanctuary were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008. The city is renowned for achieving a balance of history, culture and authenticity that has gained it the standing of a Pueblo Mágico.

A bucket list must if you haven’t been there.  Pictured here is celebrity Alex Meneses during a photoshoot for a Shopping in San Miguel article we published previously.