Nov. 1-5, 2017 (5D4N): A cute colonial town 3 hours north of Mexico City.  Visited during Day of the Dead (dias de los muertos).  Make sure you sample few cocktails made from mezcal tequila as well as Casa Dragones!

*Highly recommended

Day 1

• Arrives in Mexico City from NYC
• Pick up rental car from Enterprise/National or take shuttle bus
• Drive to San Miguel de Allende (SMDA) - 3 hrs 20 mins
• Check-in @ Airbnb (Residential El Encanto)
• Day of the Dead make-up from Ixchel Garcia Juarez (chel Gj via FB) @ Expo (300 pesos)
• Walk around SMDA in our make-up:
  • Drinks @ El Tupinamba*
  • Walk around Jardin Allende/church/watch people dressed up for the Catrina parade
  • Dinner @ El Tupinamba

Day 2

• Brunch @ Café Rama*
• Walk around historical town:
  • Instituto Allende (galleries)
  • Templo de la Purisma Concepcion (church)
  • Parroqioa de San Miguel Arcangel (Pink church)
  • Jardin Allende
  • Drinks @ Doce 18 Concept House
  • Fabrica la Aurora (galleries)
  • Lunch - Tacos @ Mercado Ignacio Ramirez
  • Pyramid @ Plaza de la Soledad
  • Dinner - Taco y elote @ street trucks
• Drinks @ Rosewood/Luna Bar*

Day 3

• Brunch @ Buen Dia
• Visit murals @ Public Library
• Drive to Canada de la Virgen (Otomi Archeology site; 49 pesos for  3 hrs tour)
• Drive to Chapel of Jimmy Ray (did not go in as reservation is needed to get in)
• Visit cemetery (Panteon de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe)
• Dinner @ Hecho de Mexico*
• San Augustin Chocolates & Churros

Day 4

• La Gruta Spa*(150 pesos)
• Santuario de Atotonilco (15 pesos for the small room; free for the main one, opens at 1:30pm)
• Shop around Jardin Allende
• Drinks @ Zumo*
• Dinner @ La Mezcaleria*

Day 5

• Drive to Mexico City/ Return rental car
• Hang out at the airport lounge
• 6pm-midnight: Flight to JFK

Other points of interest

• El Charco del Ingenio
• Museo de San Miguel de Allende
• Bellas Artes
• Cuna de Tierra (vineyard)

Tips

• Contact me if you need the Airbnb information
• Shop at La Comer (super market) for water and fruit
• Parking is difficult in SMDA, take Uber/taxi instead
• Weather is hot during the day but cool at night
• Spanish is not required but it is certainly easier