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Things to see in Santa Fe

Tourist information: 

Santa Fe Convention & Visitors Bureau
201 West Marcy Street
Tel: 1 800 777 2489.
www.santafe.org

International visitors can also contact the Santa Fe Council on International Relations, Room 281 at La Fonda Hotel, 100 East San Francisco Street (tel: (505) 982 4931). Check the website for special savings offered at various lodgings, restaurants, and shops.

El Rancho de las Golondrinas

Once a stop on the Camino Real this 81-hectare (200-acre) ranch now functions as a living museum preserving the heritage of the Spanish Colonial and Territorial period.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 334 Los Pinos Road, Santa Fe, United States
Telephone: (505) 471 2261.
Website: www.golondrinas.org
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

Showcasing the work of one of the nation's most important artists, this space just off the Plaza houses more than 1,149 of O'Keeffe's paintings, drawings, pastels, watercolours, and sculptures. Don't miss the film shown frequently throughout the day.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: 217 Johnson Street, Santa Fe, United States
Telephone: (505) 946 1000.
Website: www.okeeffemuseum.org
Museum of International Folk Art

Perhaps the most visually intriguing of Santa Fe's museums, this facility includes the Girard Foundation Collection, a recreation of villages from 100 nations, made with miniature buildings, streets, and marketplaces. The Spanish Colonial folk art collection occupies an entire wing.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, United States
Telephone: (505) 476 1200.
Website: www.museumofnewmexico.org
New Mexico Museum of Art

There are more than 20,000 pieces of art in the state's oldest art museum whose collection includes major pieces by Georgia O'Keeffe. The 1917 building is in a Pueblo revival architectural style; just on the corner of the Plaza, this is a good place to begin exploring art of the Southwest.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: 107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, United States
Telephone: (505) 476 5072.
Website: www.museumofnewmexico.org
Palace of the Governors

Built as a government house by the Spaniards in 1610, this is the oldest American public building still in use. A cornerstone of the Museum of New Mexico, the palace houses an excellent museum and library of Southwestern US history; outside on the portal facing the Plaza, local pueblo Indians sell jewellery, pottery, baskets, weavings and other handicrafts.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 100 Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, United States
Telephone: (505) 476 5100.
Website: www.palaceofthegovernors.org
Saint Francis Cathedral

Built in 1869, this exquisite creation of Archbishop Lamy features a French Romanesque style rather than the usual Spanish, but is easily one of the greatest landmarks in New Mexico. The Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, housing a wooden Virgin that came to Santa Fe in 1625, is all that remains of La Parroquia, the earlier adobe church structure at this site.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 131 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe, United States
Telephone: (505) 982 5619.
Santa Fe School of Cooking

Enroll in one of the overwhelmingly popular half-day or day-long classes to learn how to reproduce the intriguing Hispanic and Native American cuisine peculiar to this region. Courses can be demonstration-style with a full and wonderful lunch or hands-on, with field trips to markets, farms and wineries. There's an excellent culinary gift shop, too.

Disabled Access: Yes
Unesco: No
Address: 116 West San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, United States
Telephone: (505) 983 4511.
Website: www.santafeschoolofcooking.com
Ski Santa Fe

In winter, most visitors head up the fairly quick but twisting drive uphill from the Plaza to the area's 3,710m- (12,175ft-) high ski mountain. Skiing and snowboarding keep snow bunnies happy from mid November through to at least early April. Ski Santa Fe offers numerous lifts to 67 trails. There's a ski shop for equipment hire and a choice of restaurants on site.

Disabled Access: No
Unesco: No
Address: 2209 Brothers Road, Santa Fe, United States
Telephone: (505) 982 4429.
Website: www.skisantafe.com

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