Living in San Miguel de Allende: the ultimate expat guide

Everything you need to know for a successful life in San Miguel de Allende.

Guide updated byHannah Manhartsberger, on 10 October 2022

San Miguel de Allende is a cosmopolitan city in the state of Guanajuato, in the center of Mexico. It attracts lots of expatriates seduced by the charm of this town, a Unesco world heritage site. It indeed hosts an important expat community. Numerous retirees have chosen to settle here to live an expat life in a calm and peaceful environment but where there is always something happening.

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About Hannah Manhartsberger

Hannah is from Austria, studied law and communications in Vienna, and then moved to Mexico in 2018, where she started her freelance career as a content writer, proofreader/translator, and SEO expert. She also founded a rental company in Mexico.

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