With its sidewalk cafes full of tourists, window-shoppers and workers leaving their offices, this aptly named square is the pulse of San Miguel. The Plaza Principal - also known as the Jardín Principal or Plaza de Allende - is lined by the (19C) Chur..

This (early 18C) church, boasting a Baroque façade peppered with Indian influences, is a hymn to San Felipe Neri who founded the Order of the Oratory and whose life is told in the paintings decorating the dome. Note the rich decoration in the Chapel ..