San Miguel de Allende

A UNESCO World Heritage colonial town in Guanajuato state whose rose-pink Parroquia church and warren of cobblestone streets have attracted an international artist community that makes it the most cosmopolitan small city in Mexico, with 50% more foreign artists than the average comparable town. The year-round festival calendar — literary, music, art, and gastronomy — makes it the most programmatically rich colonial destination in the country, hosting over 200 annual events, twice the number of #3 Guanajuato City.