The Mercado de Artesanías, the handicraft market, is theoretically in one large building, but extends over another and also the street, a few alleys and…. is simply much bigger than it looks at the beginning and than you would expect in a town as small as San Miguel de Allende.
It’s very cute, has an incredible amount of beautiful handmade things and really has everything from authentic Mexican handicrafts, sculptures, mugs, tourist stuff, second-hand stuff, food, herbs and all that sort of thing. The focus is definitely on handmade things and the range is really wide – furniture, mirrors, jewelry, tablecloths, toys….. – but again, every market in Mexico usually has more than just one type of thing.
What I particularly liked about this market was the variety of colours and the family atmosphere. San Miguel de Allende in general has that, but this market also doesn’t have the normal hectic and bustling atmosphere of a Mexican market. I found the market very relaxed, wonderful to stroll around and I think I’ve rarely been asked so few times if I wanted to buy something when I’ve had a closer look. Very, very relaxing.

Go or not? Yes, one hundred per cent. I saw a lot of things at this market that I hadn’t necessarily seen before and, above all, a lot of colourful things. So different colours, something for every taste and also okay in terms of price. I think you definitely should go and visit this market 😊