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Beautiful San Miguel de Allende a 16th Century Spanish Colonial city founded by the Conquistadors on the gold and silver route in México, San Miguel was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a city with many layers of beauty and magic beyond first impressions. The weather is perfect, often referred to as "Eternal Spring"! In March, the days are warm with NO humidity, and nights are cool and perfect for sleeping.

Flavors and Magic Culinary Adventure tours have been created by acclaimed chef Shari Alexander and her partner Artisitic Director Alberto Pacheco. Designed for travelers, not tourists, Flavors and Magic brings the gastronomy and talent of chefs, sommeliers, artists, and designers into an intimate and exciting setting of luxury and creativity. While several lunches and nightly chef-orchestrated dinners are included, there will be plenty of free time for our guests to explore and enjoy the magic of San Miguel de Allende on a personal level. Features include luxury accommodations, at least three lunches, receptions, and fabulous dinners as listed in the tour's itinerary. Airfare, room service, salon and spa treatments, wine, and beer and cocktails in addition to set menus are not included.

Call (508) 885-9205 or email us today to find out more about enjoying a fabulous week of getting to know San Miguel de Allende on this "Insider's Tour."

Picture yourself in lovely antique courtyards surrounded by bougainvillea, haciendas, restaurants, wonderful cuisine, wine and conversation, and other delicious surprises.

Useful Tips

Bring comfortable walking shoes with firm soles (ladies: no high heels!) are essential on the uneven cobblestone streets of San Miguel de Allende. Dress is conservative in most Latin cities, but casual chic is always appropriate and you will be staying at a gorgeous, but always casual, boutique hotel. Shorts are practical, but wearing them away from a resort will mark you as a tourist; you rarely see them on the narrow streets of San Miguel de Allende, in restaurants, or even shopping. Bring sunglasses (a must), a sun hat, and a camera. Although you will not need electrical adapters, a surge protector for laptop computers is recommended. Your deluxe accommodations feature cable TV, internet access, and offer massages and other beauty treatments. Rooms are very comfortable with seating areas, large tiled bathrooms, and artisanal Mexican touches everywhere.

Costume jewelry is fine—leave the real stuff at home. Jewelry shops abound, and lovely señoritas on the streets or in cafés offer gorgeous, large, stone turquoise and other exciting necklaces for a fraction of even TJ Maxx's jewelry counter!

We will be dining at some of the most beautiful restaurants in México with great chefs, sommeliers, and restaurateurs. Pack lightly and leave room in your suitcase to bring back treasures. San Miguel has incredible shopping, with many upscale clothing shops for men and women, fabulous home ware shops, galleries filled with great art, artisanal pottery, handcrafted tin mirrors, art glass, and gorgeous items made from German silver, silver, and gold. The famous San Miguel shoe is a woman's dream. Sexy, comfortable, and known as "cocktail combat" shoes, they are wonderful when worn with flounced skirts and pants and are almost comfortable on the cobblestones. They come in myriad styles, colors, and heel heights.

Don't forget your spirit of adventure and sense of humor and, of course, appetite! Buen Provecho (good appetite)!