There is so much to delight the senses in Santa Fe. The City Different has almost two hundred galleries, more than a hundred restaurants, scores of fine hotels, and several world-class spas. With outdoor adventures, shopping, and cultural events, Santa Fe offers something for almost any taste. Yet the magic of Santa Fe is more than the sum of its amenities.
Perhaps it is the heart-filling sunsets, majestic mountain vistas, or clear sunny skies. Perhaps it is the earth itself. Perhaps it is simply the altitude: at 7,000 feet, the air is clearer and the skies darker blue than at lower altitudes, lending an incandescent quality to the light... and making some people light-headed in the thinner air.
But thinner air can’t account for the magic so many people experience while they are here—a recharging of their zest for life, or of their creativity, or of their faith. Many people are drawn back again and again.
The city was founded in 1610, but this plateau nestled between the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez Mountains has been inhabited for more than a thousand years. Traces linger in some of the older buildings and in the historical artifacts preserved in museums and in the Pueblo arts still being practiced in the area.
Today this ancient spirit and the three strong cultural influences—Hispanic, Anglo, and Native American—affect the work of the many local artists who produce cutting-edge contemporary and traditional art, fine cuisine, and award-winning design.
Whether you want to shop, indulge in a spa treatment, add to your art collection, sample innovative culinary arts, investigate the history of the Old West, or simply get back to nature, Santa Fe welcomes you. Come experience the magic.
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