For The 3rd Time In A Row, San Miguel de Allende Has Been Named The World’s Best Small City

The news that a city has won a coveted title, not once or twice, but three times in a row, is something that impels curiosity and wonder.

Published February 7, 2023

It rarely happens that a city, a Nobel Prize title-holder, a corporate organization, or a sports team wins a title back to back. In the FIFA Men’s World Cup, for instance, only two countries have ever done that. That is Italy and Brazil. And so, the news that a city has won a coveted title, not once or twice, but three times in a row, is something that impels curiosity and wonder in equal measure. We’re talking about San Miguel de Allende, a colonial-era city situated in the central highlands of Mexico that, for an incredible third consecutive time, has been named the “Best Small City in the World.”

Yet, while the news might be surprising and the award even appears contrived, those who’ve been to Mexico’s most beautiful city know that San Miguel de Allende has everything needed to enchant visitors and more than deserves the improbable feat.

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