San Miguel de Allende. Voted Best City in the world…twice!
After a scenic and winding 2 hour drive from Léon Airport, San Miguel arrives from around the bend of one last hill. Immediately you are introduced to pink and yellow painted buildings, cobbled streets and the smell of barbecue chicken. Although it is child friendly, you can’t deny the romance of it all. Every street made just for strolling…slowly. Art galleries and patios on every block. It is designed for amor.
We visited for the Dia de los Muertos festival and was blown away by the traditions. From altars beautifully adorned with marigolds to music spilling out of every corner. The entire city was alive (no pun intended!) and ready to party! I will let the photos do the talking!
We stayed at Hacienda el Santuario. The location was perfect! Walking distance to everything you need/want and beautiful.
An extra highlight of our trip was the horse-back riding tour. It was with Xotolar Ranch which is an actual family owned working ranch! One of the sons picked us up at our hotel and we were on our way!
The ranch is beautiful and includes a pyramid you can also hike to. We started off by picking out a hat to wear on our adventure. Then we milked a cow and gave the milk to one of the women working in the kitchen. Later we will be fed cheese made from that very milk for lunch!
The ride was perfect. Down one side of the mountain to a river then over for a beer then back up for lunch. The guides were pros and took photos for us along the way.
