{"id":19636,"date":"2021-11-05T20:44:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T01:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/?p=19636"},"modified":"2021-11-05T20:50:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T01:50:37","slug":"living-in-a-colonial-city-san-miguel-de-allende-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/living-in-a-colonial-city-san-miguel-de-allende-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Living in a Colonial City: San Miguel de Allende Real Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Miguel de Allende is a colonial city in the central part of Mexico. It is located at about 6000 meters above sea level. Its weather is fantastic, it’s around 80 F during the day, but it cools down to a pleasant temperature at night.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>Although it’s never been number one in tourism, it has grown over the last five or even ten years.\u00c2\u00a0has also become incredibly popular because of the amazing things to do in the surrounding area.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fun things to do around San Miguel de Allende Real Estate<\/h4>\n

You might find many vineyards that offer visits to wineries, wine tasting, wine & food pairing, visits to cellars. You can go visit other colonial cities around, have a culinary tour at some of the greatest restaurants.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>Another great thing about San Miguel is the absolutely beautiful architecture downtown, which is the colonial part of the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, San Miguel de Allende has a variety of restaurants that have won multiple culinary awards in Mexico and internationally.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Architecture, Art and Culture<\/h4>\n

The city’s cleanliness is astonishing. Since Unesco declared it a World Heritage Site in 2008, the government has issued some regulations. These regulations have no other reason but to maintain the facades of the buildings in an excellent shape. Hence, the colors of the buildings are in neutral tones so you can experience the sense of being transported to the old Mexico.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apart from the nearby fun things to do, the city is also full of architecture, history, and art. One example of this beautiful architecture is the Parroquia of San Miguel. It was remodeled in 1880 with this new Gothic style that reminds us of Medieval Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

San Miguel has also become popular because it is an artsy city. It has more than 100 hundred galleries and schools of art. After WWII, the Government of the US created a scholarship fund for the veterans to come to San Miguel de Allende, so it has been a sanctuary for many artists.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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San Miguel Allende Real Estate<\/h4>\n

One of the most amazing things is that you can live a life full of luxury because there are many gorgeous SanMiguel de Allende homes for sale. Either in the Centro, where you may find colonial single-family homes or in the suburbs where several Developments are being built.<\/span><\/p>\n

The great advantage of living in a colonial city is that everything is within walking distance once you are in the Centro. San Miguel de Allende is in the middle of other beautiful colonial towns as well, like Queretaro, Guanajuato, Leon within an hour’s drive, and even Mexico City, which is a three-hour drive away.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ex-pat Community<\/h4>\n

Another highly appealing aspect of this colonial city is its strong, thriving community of Ex-pats already living there. This community is mainly Americans and Canadians that have fallen in love with San Miguel de Allende.\u00c2\u00a0 Many ex-pats have chosen San Miguel de Allende retirement<\/a> community as their own.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to get there?<\/h4>\n

The nearest airport is\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>Guanajuato International Airport (BJX)<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, a 1.5-hour drive from San Miguel de Allende. Flights connect to other Mexican cities, including Mexico City, Tijuana, Cancun, Merida, and Monterrey.<\/span><\/p>\n

We know that you might have some concerns about medical services in San Miguel. There are various hospitals and clinics with first-class medical infrastructure and equipment around the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cost of living in San Miguel de Allende<\/h4>\n

Although the cost of living is not as cheap as in other cities of Mexico, compared to the US and Canada, there is still a big difference, and it is much lower than most of the major cities in the US and Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n

You don’t have to wait any longer, contact one of our representatives at Top Mexico Real Estate and let us help you find your future home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

San Miguel de Allende is a colonial city in the central part of Mexico. It is located at about 6000 meters above sea level. Its weather is fantastic, it’s around 80 F during the day, but it cools down to a pleasant temperature at night.\u00c2\u00a0Although it’s never been number one in tourism, it has grown […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1858],"tags":[2498,2495,2497,2496,2452],"class_list":{"0":"post-19636","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-living-and-retirement","8":"tag-buying-a-house-in-san-miguel-de-allende","9":"tag-living-in-san-miguel-de-allende","10":"tag-my-home-in-san-miguel-de-allende","11":"tag-purchasing-property-in-san-miguel-de-allende","12":"tag-san-miguel-allende-real-estate","13":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19636"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19647,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19636\/revisions\/19647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}