San
Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
phone:
805-448-6976 email: info@casakate.com
| Dining San Miguel residents are far too knowledgeable and well traveled to accept any cuisine less than outstanding. In the kitchen at Casa Kate y Emma is a local guide to dining, with addresses and phone numbers. |
Shopping |
| Attractions Most of the shops, museums and churches are downtown. There are more than 22 architecturally interesting buildings dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries. For example, the soaring pink spires of La Parroquia Church on the main plaza, said to have been designed by a self-taught Indian mason inspired by postcards of European cathedrals, is considered one of Mexico's greatest treasures. Wandering through
town, you will come across parks of varying sizes with shady benches
in gardens with ponds and fountains. Just outside of town, on a
hill southeast of the city center, El Mirador offers a spectacular
view of the city and the mountains. |
| Activities/Excursions The small central square is always busy with parading residents and visitors. There are house tours, concerts, movie theaters, horseback riding, tennis, swimming, hiking along the Laja River, water sports at the Ignacio Allende Reservoir, golf, camping, bird watching, as well as the intellectual pursuits. Spas such as
La Gruta take advantage of thermal mineral springs and La Ca-ada
de los Pajaritos, a 90-acre protected forest, is a nice excursion
and a chance to go mountain biking and to observe abundant wildlife
and flora. |
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| Tennis If you're a keen tennis player and you're looking for great weather and good facilities, plan a game in San Miguel. Local Tennis Centers have facilities open to visitors and members of the public, and some of the bigger restaurants have courts of their own. |