Welcome to Santa Fe! Nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at an elevation of 7,000 feet, it's more than the altitude that causes spirits to rise! Santa Fe is an exhilarating, mood-lifting city. The air is fresh and the light is legendary. With over 300 days of sunshine and a temperate four-season climate, it's no wonder that people flock to The City Different. Whether they come to enjoy the winter sports or hiking and golfing during the warm-weather months, Santa Fe leaves a lasting impression.

It's more than an idyllic climate and robust outdoors lifestyle that make it a destination. Santa Fe boasts a rich history that stretches back through the centuries, intertwining Native American, Spanish settlers, cowboys, artists and visionaries in its weave. Its physical beauty is startling with a glorious high-desert landscape crowned by blue skies and rimmed with mountains. Add to that a vibrant cultural scene, its role as one of the leading centers of holistic medicine, and a place where artists as well as those with an artistic soul are continuously renewed and rejuvenated, and it's no wonder that it has such a rich, deeply-textured sense of place.

Santa Fe is both the oldest and highest capital city in the United States. Unspoiled and unpretentious, it still retains the flavor of another time, earning it the reputation as the most European city in the United States. The Plaza, which marks the end of the Santa Fe Trail, is the center of some of the finest shopping in the United States, with world-class museums, galleries and boutiques. With over 60 restaurants - ranging from East Indian cuisine, to Italian and French provencial, to the ever-popular "home-grown" northern New Mexican cuisine, fine-dining is equal to New York, San Francisco, Chicago or New Orleans. The exceptional quality and variety are a stunning surprise to many.

Art plays an important role in Santa Fe. With a reputation as the nation's third largest market, Santa Fe boasts more than 150 galleries, offering paintings, sculpture, textiles and pottery, both historic and contemporary.

Music and serious theatre also are prominent. There is a richness and diversity in the symphony, chamber music, opera, jazz, flamenco, and musical as well as dramatic theatre.

The three cultures of Santa Fe - Hispanic, Native American and Anglo - are reflected in the art, architecture, food and traditions of Santa Fe. Activities such as Indian Market, Spanish Market, Pueblo Feast Days, Fiestas, an afternoon spent among the ghosts of the Anasazi at Bandolier, or an evening under the stars at the Santa Fe Opera help define the town's cultural richness.

COST OF LIVING

• Median Home Cost: $175,000
• Average Apartment Rental (2 bedroom): $680 per month
• Median Household Income: $34,650

The Santa Fe Opera

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