Fodor's Pocket Santa Fe & Taos : What to See and Do If You Can't Stay Long (Fodor's Pocket Guides) [Paperback]

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Series: Fodor's Pocket Guides | Publication Date: March 30, 1999

Pocket Guides are designed for leisure and business travelers who want the highlights of a
destination.  They contain full, rich descriptions of the best a destination has to offer -- the most
worthy sights, the best restaurants and lodging in all price ranges, plus shopping, nightlife, and
outdoors highlights.



The Best of Santa Fe & Taos -- with all the essentials
Must-see museums, missions, monuments, and parks; the most interesting reservations and
pueblos
Essential shopping sources -- where to find antiques, cowboy gear, folk art, jewelry, silver, and
regional art
The best of the arts and nightlife, from the Santa Fe Opera to the top country-western clubs        

The best dining and lodging in every price range
Sophisticated bistros, intimate dining rooms, and lively cafés, plus a guide to local cuisine
Slope-side resorts, adobe haciendas, mountain retreats, historic inns, art-filled B&Bs, and simple motels



Endorsed by the American Society of Travel Agents


Fodor's Santa Fe & Taos is excerpted from Fodor's New Mexico



"Fodor's can't be beat." -- Gannett News Service


"Fodor's always delivers high quality...thoughtfully presented...thorough." -- Houston Post


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"An excellent choice for people who want everything under one cover." -- Washington Post

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Pocket Guides are designed for leisure and business travelers who want the highlights of a
destination.  They contain full, rich descriptions of the best a destination has to offer -- the most
worthy sights, the best restaurants and lodging in all price ranges, plus shopping, nightlife, and
outdoors highlights.



The Best of Santa Fe & Taos -- with all the essentials
Must-see museums, missions, monuments, and parks; the most interesting reservations and
pueblos
Essential shopping sources -- where to find antiques, cowboy gear, folk art, jewelry, silver, and
regional art
The best of the arts and nightlife, from the Santa Fe Opera to the top country-western clubs        

The best dining and lodging in every price range
Sophisticated bistros, intimate dining rooms, and lively cafés, plus a guide to local cuisine
Slope-side resorts, adobe haciendas, mountain retreats, historic inns, art-filled B&Bs, and simple motels



Endorsed by the American Society of Travel Agents


Fodor's Santa Fe & Taos is excerpted from Fodor's New Mexico



"Fodor's can't be beat." -- Gannett News Service


"Fodor's always delivers high quality...thoughtfully presented...thorough." -- Houston Post


"Packed with dependable information." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution


"An excellent choice for people who want everything under one cover." -- Washington Post

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Cities of Enchantment



New Mexico's tagline is more than a marketing cliche. The state is truly a "Land of Enchantment,"
and Santa Fe is indisputably "the City Different." Surrounded by mind-expanding mountain views and
filled with sinuous streets that discourage car traffic but invite leisurely exploration, Santa Fe
welcomes with characteristic warmth, if not some trepidation.



Despite a surfeit of trendy restaurants, galleries, and boutiques that tout regional fare and wares,
both authentic and artificial, Santa Fe remains a special place to visit. Commercialism notwithstanding,
its deeply spiritual aura affects even nonreligious types in surprising ways, inspiring a reverance
probably not unlike that which inspired the Spanish monks to name it the "City of Holy Faith."



If Santa Fe is spiritual, sophisticated, and occasionally superficial, Taos, 65 mi. away, is very much
an outpost despite its relative proximity to the capital. Compared with Santa Fe, Taos is smaller,
feistier, quirkier, tougher, and very independent. Rustic and delightfully unpretentious, the town contains
a handful of upscale restaurants with cuisines and wine lists as innovative as what you might find in
New York.



First-time visitors to Santa Fe and Taos discover the unexpected pleasures of a place where time is
measured not by linear calculations of hours, days, weeks, and years but in a circular sweep of crop
cycles, gestation periods, the rotation of generations, and the changing of the seasons.

Product Details

• Paperback: 125 pages
• Publisher: Fodor's (March 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679003061
• ISBN-13: 978-0679003069
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,747,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)