A curated monthly dose of lifestyle, culture, and rhythm from San Miguel de Allende.
A new generation of Mexican hosts is looking back to move forward. At Casa Hoyos, that means seven levels of seed and stone, and a candle lit in an old tunnel.
Marigolds and blue agave, grown from the same earth and woven into one altar. Daniel Valero dreams up a harvest for the dead at La Casa Dragones.
Fourteen years ago, a handful of friends got the whole world watching San Miguel on November 2. Then the party got too big.
Paper crowns, couture and a Catrina face in one visit. For ten years, San Miguel has gotten dressed for its dead at LINA.
Five of Mexico’s heaviest galleries, forty-plus artists, one house on Mesones. San Miguel finally gets an art fair of its own.
A fair at the center, Friedeberg in three rooms, openings on every corner. San Miguel throws its own art week, and it means it.
Polo among the vines, tailgates on the sideline, and every peso going to equine therapy for local kids.
Marigolds from the street to the altar, families in the panteones, a city setting a place for the dead. This is how San Miguel does it.
The man behind The Book of Life has never shown in Mexico. His first DĂa de Muertos show is in San Miguel.
Paper stars, holy fire and an archangel’s battle before dawn. San Miguel’s wildest night, and how to survive it.
