Santa Fe New Mexico

  Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in North America and the oldest European community west of the Mississippi. Santa Fe means "Town of the Holy Faith"  and is fabulous city nestled at 7000 feet in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains .  

The high desert of Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico are, of course, physically part of the American landscape but not always strictly of America. The Pueblo, Spanish, and Anglo cultures interweave the old with the new creating a rich, often mystifying "Land of Enchantment".

While Santa Fe was inhabited on a very small scale in 1607, it was truly settled by the conquistador Don Pedro de Peralta in 1609-1610. Santa Fe is the site of both the oldest public building in America, the Palace of the Governors and the nation's oldest community celebration, the Santa Fe Fiesta, established in 1712 to commemorate the Spanish reconquest of New Mexico in the summer of 1692. Peralta and his men laid out the plan for Santa Fe at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains on the site of the ancient Pueblo Indian ruin of Kaupoge, or "place of shell beads near the water."

Santa Fe offers a wide variety of activities and events for locals and visitors alike. Attend a Pueblo dance, shop the celebrated Farmer's Market, and raft the waters of the Rio Grande. Ski and hike some of the most beautiful mountains on the continent, then play golf on courses with some of the most dramatic views in the country.

  Santa Fe offers classes for beginners and advanced alike in painting, pottery fly fishing and dance. Hone your calligraphy, photography and writing skills or study dance steps, archaeology techniques and classic literary works.

Santa Fe has dozens of historic sites where you'll encounter thousands of years of rich history, from ancient Native American ruins to Spanish Colonial churches, mining towns and remnants of America's Wild West frontier days. Visit a Civil War battle site that played a pivotal role in the war's outcome. See a cattle ranch that once belonged to a 1934s Hollywood star.

Take a walking tour of Santa Fe's diverse architecture, ride a vintage train car into high-desert country, or peer into deep space on an astronomy adventure. Learn about the spirits that haunt Santa Fe on a ghost walk and meet the many birds of our region on a birding tour. Trek through mountain wilderness with a friendly llama or ride a horse or a Harley into the sunset.

You can meander through fragrant lavender fields, explore nature trails at a National Audubon Society center, and attend a wine festival in the country's earliest wine-producing region. Experience Indian Market, the world's largest Native American art market, and Santa Fe Fiesta, the country's oldest community event. Or take a road trip through some of the most dramatic scenery on the planet.

Because Santa Fe is one of the country's hottest art markets, the city is fertile ground for all kinds of work as well as sophisticated shopping. Hundreds of galleries host openings and exhibits year-round and studio tours take place throughout the year. Museums regularly exhibit new shows of work done in the Southwest as well as traveling shows from around the world.

If you are ready to make Santa Fe your home, contact our offices today. We have agents that specialize in all areas of the Santa Fe real estate market.

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