With at least one daily excursion and many opportunities to explore on your own, this twelve-day adventure has been carefully curated with fascinating places, people and events in San Miguel and Guanajuato. Highlights include street life surrounded by Spanish colonial architecture, crafts and food markets, a cooking class, artists’ workshops, an indigenous village visit, and the pre-Easter Señor de la Columna procession. You will have the opportunity to learn from Lisa and John while nurturing your creativity and experiencing San Miguel’s vibrant culture with a small group of kindred spirits.      

 

Highlights include: 

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• Connect with Mexicans through visits to homes, markets and galleries, and discussions with artists, entrepreneurs and guides   

• Relish traditional and Mexican fusion cuisine at rooftop restaurants and our delightful B&B 

• Indulge in massages, hot springs, and spa treatments   

• Learn about San Miguel’s challenges and opportunities in the face of tourism and development 

• Enjoy mindful photography (with any camera, including a phone) and strengthen your ability to tell compelling visual stories of the places you explore and the people you meet.

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Tucked high in Mexico’s central highlands, San Miguel de Allende is a picturesque small city with charming cobblestone streets, pleasant climate and spectacular sunsets. Rich in history, with a sophisticated culinary scene and a vibrant arts community, it gracefully balances the old and new. For the past 3 years, San Miguel was voted the world’s best city in the Conde Nast Readers’ Choice Awards, and it led Travel and Leisure’s list in 2021; read this article about its many charms. Be sure to read our blogs below about this destination!