YOUNTVILLE
While towns like Dana Point and Rancho
Palos Verdes certainly make for excellent day
trips along the way, the only fitting conclusion
to your tale of the open road is Yountville.
Situated squarely in Napa Valley, there’s a
Parisian-countryside charm to the city; traffic
is near nonexistent, 40 works of outdoor
sculpture dot the town and most importantly
— wine is integral to daily life. Serene
vineyards encompass the views and your
adventures. Hikes through nature preserves
are paired with visits to world-class wineries,
bike rides through the gorgeous countryside
combine with picnics among the vines; why,
even admiring art at the Napa Valley Museum
pairs well with wine. This is a sumptuous way
of life — the perfect finale to a vacation.
For those who demand their road trip
adventure end on an adrenaline-rush high
note, there is one more option: Hot air balloon
rides are plentiful in Yountville. Soaring over
hillsides bathed golden by California sun,
centered in pervasive solitude provided by
a few hundred feet of elevation, you’ll find
yourself swept away in that aforementioned
wanderlust — the joy of living radiating down
to the core of your being. And, like all things in
Yountville, it pairs excellently with wine.
Sample the best from world-class wineries
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