photo by: Thomas J. Story                             photo by: Jennifer Posner                            photo by:  Montana Walsh

Located in the mountains of central Mexico, San Miguel de Allende is world famous for its mild climate, colonial architecture and large expatriate population. San Miguel is a mecca for the arts, with two major art institutes, numerous galleries and too many artists-in-residence to count. Attracted by this atmosphere, there's a sizable foreign community, lending a cosmopolitan flavor to its activities.

Many people have elected to retire here, as the large community of foreigners has brought about a number of conveniences that would normally not be available in a town of this size:

• The Biblioteca Pública, is a non-profit institution which has made available many thousands of books in both English and Spanish to the community. It is also the second-largest collection of English language books in Mexico.
  
• There is an active theatre community and rarely a weekend passes without some play or another running in one of the 3 theaters.
  
• El Teatro Angela Peralta often is host to traveling productions as varied as Flamenco Guitarists to Chinese Acrobats.
  
• Many more quality restaurants, bars, and other services that normally cannot be found in a town of this size.

Several airlines offer flights to nearby airports convenient to San Miguel, including Guanajuato/Leon (BJX), Queretaro (QRO) and Mexico City (MEX). If you would like to learn more about San Miguel, please check out these websites:

http://www.experience-san-miguel-de-allende.com/

http://www.sunset.com/sunset/travel/article/0,20633,1717689,00.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Miguel_de_Allende