Casa de Sierra Nevada, Mexico

Orient-Express  welcomes its 50th property,  Casa de Sierra Nevada in  San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.  It comprises nine architecturally beautiful Spanish colonial buildings dating from the 16th to 18th Century.  The buildings, which house guest rooms and suites, as well as two restaurants and bars, include the Casa del Parque, a fort in the 17th Century and later a customs house for the silver trade; and Casa Principal, the former residence of San Miguel de Allende’s Archbishop in 1580 and an official historical landmark.  Each casa or building, which features between two and six rooms or suites, is unique and features cloistered outdoor courtyards with fountains, small gardens and al fresco corridors.