If a tourist center like San Miguel de Allende gathers its prototypical souvenir purveyors in one…read morespot, this would be the way to do it. The downside is that so many of the shops feel quite redundant that it's easy to bypass businesses when you know you'll see another shop selling basically the same things... magnets, masks, coasters, ashtrays, Virgin Mary plaques, you name it (Photo 8). There are two covered blocks of vendors after which we found ourselves in Mercado Ignacio Ramírez, a more open space featuring fresh produce, flower stalls, and fast local food stalls. It would've been more tempting to us if we didn't already have lunch at Jacques nearby (review: https://yelp.to/1eEKC6YG8X). Our walkthrough of the market was more of an Instagram op, which was just fine. RELATED - Exploring San Miguel de Allende? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/JAQyLB4YqU

It's kind of a must-see when in SMdA, and definitely worth the visit. It's huge, spanning a couple…read moreof blocks, but tbh, so much of the arts and crafts are really similar. It's a great place to shop for souvenirs and the people working the stalls are super friendly. There are a couple of good restaurants nearby and some require a wait, so the Mercado is a great place to walk around before your meal. Highly recommended for local color.

This place has beautiful dresses with beautiful original designs. Unfortunately one of the 3…read moredresses I bought form them somehow had a stain neither me or the other 3 people with me had seen when we tried them on. I went to talk to the owner, she and the girl at the register had different stories. Anyway the owner said she would try to fix it but when trying to do so the dress only looked worst. It is a shame it was the most gorgeous dress I had seen in a while. I then said I would not take it and needed a refund. I had paid with my credit card. This was yesterday when I asked for the refund. Somehow it is Monday 8:00pm and I still don't have confirmation from anyone in that store that my refund has been done. First they said banks are not open on Sunday, which I have no idea what does that have to do with doing a credit card refund. Then they said they could not do refund to american credit cards. Wait so you can charge them but not refund them? It is a shame that instead f having a great wonderful experience while shopping here, and I could have come back so any times to spend so much money, I don't think I will ever go back and I will definitely not recommend this store to anyone I know. The owner has not picked up the phone one single time to talk to me or my mom about the issue.