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Biblioteca's House and Garden Tour
We hope that you will join us on any given Sunday for San Miguel de Allende's most popular tourist attraction, the weekly House & Garden Tour sponsored by the Biblioteca Pública.
The tours were started approximately 50 years ago by local foreign residents in order to provide visitors with the chance to see “behind the hidden walls” of San Miguel. We have over 300 houses on our roster with new homes never-before-seen on the tour being shown on a regular basis. The House & Garden Tour shows different homes every Sunday (with the exception of those which fall on a holiday).
The local weekly newspaper, Atención, gives descriptions of the properties to be shown every Friday as well as alerting visitors if a holiday is upcoming. Our website will also post descriptions of the homes shown that week or advise if a holiday, festival or fiesta prevents a tour. All the tours are conducted via local buses so normally very little walking is required, although we would like to advise visitors with walking problems to ask at the cashier’s desk on any given Sunday how much walking will be required.
On your Sunday visit you may see anything from a Colonial mansion to a tiny adobe house, a splendid new home or an artist’s domain. Reservations are not necessary – just come to the Biblioteca Pública on a Sunday between 10 am and noon, and purchase your tickets at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance at our Ticket Centro located just inside the Biblioteca's.
Breakfast is served in our beautiful patio from 9am till 11.30am prior to the tour and music is played in the main patio between 11AM and noon. We offer discounts for groups of ten or more, and tickets cost $200 pesos. Cash only, no credit cards or Traveler’s checks are accepted. Please join us! Proceeds benefit the Biblioteca Pública and its educational programs for children.
Special groups or specific information can be obtained by contacting La Biblioteca at Emma Salazar, director of House and Garden Tour,
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or calling 152-0293.
Please note: There are rare times when homes that are featured on the Biblioteca website and in the Atencion newspaper are not available for viewing. These last minute changes are beyond the control of the Biblioteca and we appreciate and thank you for your understanding when these situations occur.
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Tour a Casas y Jardines
House & Garden Tour
Mayo 20, 2012
CASA 1.
Esta casa era una parte gloriosa de una hacienda. Se cree que se antiguamente se conectaba al Santuario de Atotonilco a través de la calle, posiblemente la vivienda el padre Luis Felipe Neri de Alfaro, su fundador. Las partes de la casa original se remonta a la década de 1750 con paredes de un metro de espesor, que guardan el grano, ahora a más de dos décadas, la Casa cinco dormitorios ha sido un trabajo en progreso. Hay una gran colección de figuras populares, las puertas del siglo, muchas piezas de arte finas y un enorme jardín exuberante en dos niveles, como parte de esta magnífica casa. Única y fantástico son las palabras para describir esta casa.
This glorious home was a part of a hacienda. It was thought to have been connected to the Santuario across the street, possibly housing Father Luis Felipe Neri de Alfaro, its founder. Parts of the original home dates back to the 1750s with walls a meter thick which store grain, now over two decades later, the five bedrooms Casa has been a work in progress. There’s a large collection of folk figures, century doors, many fine pieces of art and a huge luscious garden on two levels, as part of this magnificent home. Unique and fantastic are the words to describe this estate.
CASA 2
Esta casa encantadora, renovada por el dueño de casa, es hoy un hogar acogedor a sólo unos pasos de la plaza principal. A lo largo de la casa son de cerámica de colores, obras de arte, cemento pulido, las tallas de cantera, herrería, arte popular y las flores. La vista es un increíble 360 ° en la planta superior.
This delightful home, renovated by the homeowner, is today a cozy home just mere steps from the main square. Throughout the house are colorful pottery, artwork, polished cement, cantera carvings, ironwork, folk art and flowers. The view is an amazing 360° on the top floor.
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