Santa Fe Style

It's like no other. It's "The City Different". It's Santa Fe. Once you've visited, you'll fall in love with the culture, the history, the people. No matter where you are in life or what you want to get out of life, living here in Santa Fe provides you with the tools and incentive to get it done!

To the right of this page you will see links to various Santa Fe resources. Take time to visit each page. Read about our history. Learn about our culture. Find out why we are different and what sets Santa Fe apart from other cities.

Warm, temperate weather, over 300 days of sunshine per year, and some of the most interesting architecture found in the U.S. are just a few of the wonders that welcome you to Santa Fe. New Mexico real estate boasts amenities that appeal to any lifestyle. Within the Santa Fe real estate market, you'll find condos as well as golf course properties and luxury estates.

Santa Fe - An Overview

Santa Fe is at its most beautiful during the spring and summer. All of the culture, charm and beauty of this most historic of American cities comes wrapped in the brilliant colors of the changing seasons. The warm days and cool evenings seem custom made for shopping at one of the city's many specialty stores, looking for art at any of the more than 200 galleries, taking in a performance of music or theater or simply indulging in the beauty of our New Mexican sky.

A small, tranquil city, Santa Fe takes pride in its museums filled with ever-changing exhibitions, is renowned as a center for spiritual healing, and claims some of the finest restaurants in the U.S. All of us in Santa Fe hope you have a chance to visit soon, stay in one of our pampering hotels or B&B's and allow us to show you some southwestern hospitality.

Many people who have not visited New Mexico, and even some who have, might think of it as a barren place of deserts and cactus. While parts of New Mexico answer that description, Santa Fe, in the North Central part of the state, is far from barren and filled with lots more than just cactus. The city itself is in a valley formed by the Rio Grande, or "Great River," and bordered on the West by the volcanic Jemez mountains and on the East by the Sangre de Cristo range of the Rocky Mountains.

At 7,000 feet above sea level, the environment is technically in the "Transition Zone," the fourth of the seven Merriam system zones based on elevation and rainfall with four distinct seasons including colorful leaves in the fall, snow in the winter and wild flowers in the spring and summer. It typically takes at least 24 hours to acclimate to the elevation and the general rule of thumb is "take it easy": pace yourself and avoid over-exertion, over-eating or over-indulgence in alcohol until your body has adjusted.

With 300+ days of sunshine per year, there are lots of opportunities to see our famous blue skies. An average relative humidity of 50 percent means our warm months are filled with what many call "dry heat", which is far less draining and more tolerable than a hot day filled with humidity. Similarly, the winter months have a dry cold which typically makes the snow light and airy, perfect for skiing at the Santa Fe Ski Area just 16 miles from downtown.

Warm days and cool evenings are the rule for spring, summer and fall, so a jacket or sweater comes in handy even during the summer. Our heaviest rainfall occurs in July and August, although "heaviest" is a relative term in an area that averages 14 inches of annual rainfall. The city and surrounding area offer a mixture of colors, geologies, textures and scenery that have kept artists and visitors coming back for decades.