Santa Fe, New Mexico is a world-renowned destination unparalleled in it’s richness of history, heritage, arts and culture. Nestled in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the city is immersed in natural beauty, with an average of 300 days of sunshine and stunning blue skies.

Santa Fe is recognized worldwide for its performing arts, art galleries, fine restaurants and Spanish and Indian culture. Santa Fe is the third largest art market in the nation with more than 150 art galleries.

Santa Fe’s mild four-season climate encourages popular outdoor local pastimes including hiking, fishing, mountain biking, horseback riding, sailing, rock climbing, and river rafting. Just 18 miles from the downtown Plaza, skiers can play among outstanding downhill and cross-country slopes and hikers can enter the 223,000+ acres of the unspoiled Pecos Wilderness area.

Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in America and its culture reflects a blend of civilizations that have settled in this area. The town is undoubtedly proud of its history and exhibits that in everything from art to song to food. Visitors to this magnificent place continue to fall in love over and over again and it’s not hard to see why.

RECENT SANTA FE NEWS:

Conde Nast Traveler Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards poll lists Santa Fe as the #3 most popular travel destination in the US. Click here to learn more.

Santa Fe Again Ranked Fifth Most Popular North American Travel City in Travel + Leisure Magazine’s 2009 World’s Best Awards Readers Poll. Click here to learn more.

American Eagle starts direct service between Los Angeles and Santa Fe November 19, 2009! Click here to learn more.

Read the AmericanStyle article naming Santa Fe as the top small city for the fourth consecutive year in the magazine’s Top Arts Destination for 2009.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named Santa Fe one of the organization’s Dozen Distinctive Destinations in America for 2009. Click here to learn more.