City break in Santa Fe. Active leisure ideas for Santa Fe - attractions, recreation and nightlife

After an exploration tour through the most remarkable cultural and historical objects of the city of Santa Fe its guests are recommended to start a new tour over the most popular entertainment establishments of the destination. The city offers plenty of places to rest and entertain as for music fans so for tourists traveling with kids and looking for engaging leisure. Many tourists give preference to the exploration tours over the scenic nature areas of the resort. Numerous touristic routes are crossing the territory of the Hyde Memorial national park which is a unique and attractive destination to visit at any season of the year. Tourists may join one of the specially organized exciting exploration tours.

The Randall Davey Audubon Center parkland will be a great place for hiking enthusiasts as well. The park is home to numerous birds as well as to the smallest hummingbirds. The park is equipped with special birdfeeders. Watching a bright flight of these small birds attracted to the feeder is one of the most favorite entertainments among park visitors. City guests will hardly find a better place to rest and have a picnic than the Old Fort Marcy park which is located not far from the city center.

The city of Santa Fe is located in the mountain region thus during winter the resort is heavily visited by ski sport fans. The Ski Santa Fe sport center offers its visitors excellent slopes and runs being suitable even for amateur skiers. The center also features a perfect skiing school. Elite sport fans will love to visit the Marty Sanchez Links golf center which is located in the nearest suburbs of the resort. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Another popular entertainment among the resort guests is visiting of local wineries. The nearest suburbs of the city of Santa Fe host the Estrella Del Norte Vineyard & Tasting Room which is a known winery far beyond the boundaries of the country. After an engaging tour the guests will be offered to move to a cozy restaurant and try the best sorts of wines and then to buy desired wines in a local wine house. True beer fans will better love to visit the Santa Fe Brewing Company being a popular local brew house. In the evening the guests of the resort are invited to explore numerous clubs and bars, casino and gambling houses, movie theaters and concert halls.

The Vanessie bar offers its guests to enjoy favorite drinks and to indulge in live music meanwhile the Tushita Buddhist Center will be of great interest for jazz fans. The city of Santa Fe hosts several excellent casinos and gambling houses among which the Cities of Gold and the Camel Rock ones are the most popular among local residents and city guests. The city is also rich in shops, boutiques and great shopping centers of different trends. The Chocolate Smith store offers its customers a rich choice of sweets and candies meanwhile the Tesuque Flea Market always offers fresh food at rather reasonable prices. Antiques connoisseurs will love the Things Finer store being located right in the heart of the city.

Santa Fe is also interesting for lovers of eco-tourism, precisely its picturesque surroundings. Among hiking routes, Dale Ball Trails, Atalaya Mountain Hiking Trail, as well as Santa Fe National Historic Trail are particularly popular. Many tourists are trained to do this by visiting the Santa Fe Climbing Center before going on an actual mountain hike (for example, the heights Hermit’s Peak, Elciego or Lake Peak). Nevertheless, you can just come here to have a good time – it is guaranteed in any case. Travelers coming to New Mexico’s capital have a great opportunity to fly in a hot air balloon or rent a bike and take a ride in the city’s beautiful parks.

Tourists often choose for their holidays in Santa Fe, beautiful ranches with pastoral atmosphere. Consequently, the most picturesque of them is El Rancho de las Golondrinas, where costume shows are held in the summertime, demonstrating the traditional way of life of local ancestors (mainly the period of the U.S. Civil War). Besides the shows, you can spend your leisure time shooting archery, riding a horse-drawn carriage and discovering the world around you: you can learn about the work of the smithery, bakery, and mill like they were in the past centuries. Furthermore, festivals for farmers and children are often held here, and getting there means a lot of luck. A visit to the J.W. Eaves Movie Ranch will be interesting, where several iconic westerns were shot and filmed (“The Magnificent Seven”, “Lonesome Dove”, “Silverado”).

For those who want to ride a graceful horse and “go into the sunset”, as in Westerns (only without captions), it is worth pointing out another interesting ranch – Lone Butte Ranch. Horseback riding lessons also take place at the schools of Vision Quest Western Horseback Rides and Bishop’s Lodge Stables. There are two farms in the city where the main animals are alpacas, and a visit to them will bring a lot of pleasure as well. We are talking about the farms Que Sera Alpaca and Wide Sky Ranch. Fans of colorful shows will be interested in Santa Fe’s beautiful theaters and art cafes, among which Santa Fe Playhouse and Entreflamenco are considered the best. For those who are more accustomed to movies and expect an interesting novelty, it is worth going to the Violet Crown Cinema or Jean Cocteau Cinema for this purpose.

The Hipico Equestrian Center offers its visitors the opportunity to see the magnificent horse shows, which will be particularly appreciated by kids. The capital city of New Mexico has a lot of workshops where you can acquire useful skills. For example, visitors can learn how to manufacture pottery, in Green River Pottery or Paseo Pottery studios. In Liquid Light Glass and Prairie Dog Glass studios, on the other hand, visitors can gain a unique experience by learning how to make glass. If you want to learn about the culinary arts of the region, you should visit the Santa Fe School of Cooking, and if you want to learn how to make sweet treats, you should visit Cacao The Art of Chocolate. There are also dance master classes in the city that teach flamenco (El Flamenco De Santa Fe).