San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

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San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Photographs of our visit to the beautiful town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

World famous artists studio.

There is a thriving arts community and arts of all kinds for sale in San Miguel de Allende.

Artist Edgardo Kerlegand in his studio

Wonderful works of art are everywhere. Look at this beautiful, hand-carved wooden Angel we saw by one of the many talented artists here in San Miguel de Allende.

Locals wore winter coats while I wore shorts in the 68 degree heat. People thought we were crazy. Look at the baby. You'd think it was minus 25 outside!

Even the dogs wore coats!

This is the studio of an wrought iron work artist.

The iron working studio in historic San Miguel de Allende.

A bell tower.

Another bell tower.

and another!

The balcony of a quaint cafe.

A wonderfully carved front door.

The Cathedral.

and another Cathedral.

Inside the Cathedral.

Another shot of the Cathedral. The architecture is stunningly beautiful.

A church altar.

Church bells ring...

More bell towers.

The entrance door to the church.

Shops with the bell tower in the background.

Are you sensing a pattern here?

and another church.

Deteriorating carved statues at the corner of a building.

A mummified corpse under glass.

More carved entrance doors.

An arched portico.

again.

A beautiful central fountain.

Gateway of San Miguel

A golden church altar.

An eh um... painted lady.

The hotel courtyard.

Another view of the hotel courtyard.

This house, like many in this part of the world features bars on the windows.

A shot of inside the cathedral.

Classic wrought iron lamp post.

A quaint outdoor cafe.

A pink church!

A lovely little shop.

Another domed roof.

A tree trimmed into a rectangle.

A statue with a bell tower in the background.

The streets of San Miguel de Allende.

Another colourful street scene.

The streets are clean and very picturesque.

There is quite alot of traffic in some places.

A street vendor.

An old fashioned trolley car transports tourists.

Another church... this time in white stone.

Christmas decorations go up.