Guanajuato

The Unesco World Heritage city of Guanajuato was founded in 1559 due to the region’s rich silver and gold deposits.  Colonial buildings, tree- filled plazas and brightly-colored houses are crammed onto the steep slopes of a ravine surrounded my rolling hills.  The city’s roads twist around the hillsides and delve into tunnels, which were formerly rivers.



In October the city holds an acclaimed annual international arts festival, the Festival Cervantino, and the streets are filled with foreign and local tourists alike.  As well as the theatres, there is a colourful market, and a gory Mommies Museum, and Kiss Alley, which legend has it helped a separated young couple meet over their almost touching balconies.

Kiss Alley - Calle de besos