The prestigious magazine Travel + Leasure did a survey among his readers. In it, he clearly wondered which was the best city to visit and the results are quite surprising. Not because the winning city does not deserve that position but because everyone was betting on other big cities that are better known and much more visited by tourists year after year.
We do not delay any longer in the news, and below we tell you which Mexican city is the winner of such an honorable position and which are the other 14 remaining cities that also obtained very good scores in the survey.
San Miguel de Allende, the winning Mexican city
For the first time in 22 years San Miguel de Allende has been the winning Mexican city in this survey of the best cities to travel in this current year 2017.
But surely the most common question that you are asking right now is what they have based on to make the list. Well, they have directly consulted their readers both for their travel experiences and preferences in their adventures lived around the world. The result of all this has placed the Mexican city in the first position and the rest of the positions have been occupied by very diverse and very different cities.
If you are wondering what the total and general classification of this survey has been, the result is the following:
- San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
- Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- Chiang Mai, Thailand.
- Kyoto, Japan.
- Florence, Italy.
- Oaxaca, Mexico.
- Hoi An, Vietnam.
- Cape Town, South Africa.
- Ubud, Indonesia.
- Luang Prabang, Laos.
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
- Rome Italy.
- Siam Reap, Cambodia.
- Udaypur, India.
- Barcelona, Spain.
Yes, the only Spanish city that appears is Barcelona, and in last place ... Our country does not rank very well in this survey, but taking into account the large number of wonderful places around the world to see and visit, neither is it! let's complain a lot!
What is special about San Miguel de Allende to visit?
San Miguel de Allende is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Mexico. It is a city where color is very present in its cobbled and old streets. Is cosmopolitan city, It has large patios where the vegetation is the most striking and quite symbolic and beautiful buildings.
San Miguel de Allende receives every year a large number of tourists from all over the world who go mainly to see its particular architecture. Also its spas and thermal centers are a great attraction to attract a large number of visitors and that have earned it to be known as the city of springs.
Another strong point to highlight of this city is that it is Cultural heritage of Humanity, Due not only to everything previously mentioned, but also to the wide range of artistic and cultural activities that can be enjoyed throughout the year.
As it is a city that has so much to show, if you travel there we recommend a trip of at least 5 full daysIf you want to get out of there well soaked in Mexican culture and especially in this beautiful city. We also recommend wearing very comfortable shoes, since it is a city that is enjoyed walking. It is advisable to explore it on foot to be able to stand in each striking corner (there are many).
If your main concern when traveling there is that the place where you are staying does not fall close enough to the historic center of the city, do not give it more importance! San Miguel de Allende is a city in which everything is relatively close, So with public transport or on foot you can move perfectly from one place to another.
If your outing to see this city is close, you should know that an SMA Music Festival begins on August 4 in the Angela Peralta Theater. This show will last from August 4 to 26.
What did you think of the description of this wonderful city? Did you know of its existence? After seeing images of her and knowing a little more about what the city has, do you think this number is deserved or perhaps they have “exaggerated” with this award?