San Miguel was such a lovely place to spend a slow day, strolling along the grid of streets and poking our head into a large number of churches.

Our first view as we drove into town was a pretty impressive introduction, from the viewpoint the rose pink church at the centre of town glowed in the orangey dusk. Our walk around town that evening revealed yet another Mexican city with a vibrant, family friendly atmosphere and a wealth of eating opportunities.

The next day San Miguel revealed its photogenic charm to us. The clear blue skies contrasted with the bright primary colours of the buildings as we sat enjoying our take away breakfast on the central square. It was evident that there were a lot more English speaking visitors here as there is a large community of North American retirees here, whilst it did change the atmosphere a little you certainly couldn't argue with their choice of location.

A tour of the cities churches proved worthwhile, and as Paul points out below the cultural centre provides a welcome delight with the uncompleted room covered in an abstract mural by Siqueiros. There was also a freshly painted mural at the Biblioteca, which has seems to be a bit of an expat cultural hub.

Heading off we called into the art centre aimed mostly at wealthy expats before carrying on to Atotonilco. This was a worthwhile stop; the painted ceiling is pretty special telling an impressive artistic story that doesn't really need to be described by a comparison to Michelangelo.

San Miguel and Atotonilco were very lovely places to visit, perhaps they are no more than just pleasant but they certainly are worthy of a visit if you are travelling through central Mexico.

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