San Miguel de Allende Travel Guide

This February we had the pleasure of visiting San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for a wedding. It was the most incredible weekend of festivities celebrating our friends, Ashley & Ford Noble. They made it a seamless weekend for all their guests and provided us with amazing recommendations for our visit! I’d love to go back some day and spend even more time exploring all that the beautiful city has to offer. It is a very safe town with a large expat population and is one of Mexico’s safest cities! February is a great time of the year to visit with no rain and warm sunny days, but chillier nights.

GETTING THERE:

San Miguel is fairly easy to get to from Dallas, since there are non-stop flights (a little over 2 hrs long) from DFW to QRO. QRO is the closest airport, about an hour drive to get to San Miguel. You can also fly into BJX (1.5 hr drive) or Mexico City (4 hr drive). Many hotels offer shuttle services from QRO or you can reserve a taxi or private driver in advance. Once you arrive in San Miguel pretty much everything is walkable! There are taxis around town if you need them or if you’re staying further out of town, but you will want to spend as much time as possible walking the beautiful cobblestone streets (bring comfy shoes)! A long weekend is a perfect amount of time to visit this city.

WHERE TO STAY:

We stayed at the Rosewood San Miguel de Allende and it was amazing. Since we had a large group we stayed in one of the residences that had multiple bedrooms. The whole property was beautiful and is a must-see even if you are staying elsewhere. There are plenty of nice Airbnbs in town as well as boutique hotels.

WHAT TO DO:

San Miguel is a fairly small town so while there is plenty to do, you also have time to relax and wander at a slower pace. Here are some must-sees as well as activity ideas:

Visit the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcángel- a beautiful church in the center of town, built in the 17th century
Mercado de Artesanías- a craft market of local vendors
Shopping- Casa-R, Doce 18, Mesón Hildalgo, Recreo San Miguel, and Mixta were just a few of the many shops in town recommended to us
Art galleries- Galeria Nudo and Galeria Casa Diana were also recommended, but they are on almost every street corner so we stopped in a few others as well!
Spa day at The Rosewood
Pool day at your hotel or Airbnb
Mezcal or tequila tastings
Local vineyard tour
Horseback riding

WHERE TO EAT + DRINK:

There are so many amazing restaurants in San Miguel! I will say eating with celiac disease was a little difficult at times, but most restaurants had at least some gluten free options! We only got to try a couple spots but if I go back these will all be on my list:

Rosewood Luna Rooftop- a MUST for tapas and drinks at sunset, has the best view of the city
The Restaurant- beautiful courtyard dining
Quince- another rooftop with a DJ
Lavanda- authentic Mexican breakfast and lavender coffee
Fatima- rooftop restaurant
Trazo 1810- part of a boutique hotel
La Mezcalería- do a Mezcal tasting
Duke- nightclub for dancing until 4am!

IMPORTANT TO VISIT:

Bring walking shoes!! If you are planning to wear heels it is necessary to bring a pair of flats or sneakers to change into while walking the cobblestone streets
Pack a sweater or jacket for the evenings
You will need to take a Covid test to return to the US

We are so lucky to have had this incredible experience in San Miguel and can’t wait to return someday! Thank you to The Nobles for hosting such a well-planned weekend!