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 majestic Ledson awaits by richiecdiscLeave a Comment Directions: From San Francisco: # Travel north on Hwy 101 # Exit at Hwy 12 east towards Sonoma # Ledson Winery is on your left at 7335 Sonoma Highway (Hwy 12), approx. 6.4 miles from Hwy 101.Website: www.ledson.com
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Popular in the Sonoma Area. Viansa was founded by a Samuele Sebastiani descendant Sam Sebastiani in 1989 due to a split in the Sebastiani Family and the new Winery was named Viansa (for Vicky and Sam Sebastiani) and they say, the rest is history.
Viansa features whatelse but Italian varietals of Wine! wine tastings, which cost $5 per person, are offered at the east and west end of the marketplace. The self-guided tour includes a trip through the underground barrel-aging cellar adorned with colorful hand-painted murals. Guided tours, held at 11am and 2pm
Open daily 10am-5pm Address: 25200 Arnold Drive Sonoma, CA 95476Phone: (800) 995-47-40Directions: Start on US-101 N. Take the CA-37 E exit towards Napa/Vallejo. Bear Left on 121 (Arnold Drive) towards NAPA/SONOMA. Viansa will be on your right.Website: www.viansa.com/
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If Napa Has Mondavi, Sonoma has Sebastiani! hence this theater was built by Samuele Sebastiani here on Sonoma's plaza in 1934 and quickly became A Landmark in Sonoma Town. Presently, this theater is still operational and schedules first-run films, musical performances, and sometimes quirky theatrical performances and indie films. Address: 476 First Street East, Sonoma, Ca 95476Phone: (707) 996-97-56Directions: 476 First Street East, Sonoma, Ca 95476Website: www.sebastianitheatre.com/
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Formerly Viansa by machomikemd, 4 more photosAddress: Sonoma , CA 95476Phone: (707) 996-10-90Directions: Sonoma , CA 95476Website: www.sonomavalley.com/
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 Classical Structure by machomikemdAddress: 755 W Napa St, Sonoma, CA 95476Phone: (707) 996-5217Directions: 755 W Napa St, Sonoma, CA 95476Website: www.sonomalibrary.org
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the Last of the California 21 Missions and the most northern of the Missions in California, it was named after St. Francis Solano, missionary to the Peruvian Indians by Padre Jose Altimira. The Indian name was thought to be Sonoma. Now part of the Sonoma State Historic Park, the Mission houses the Jorgensen watercolors of Missions of California. There is no active church at the Mission since 1839 but in 1903, the Historic Landmark League bought the remains of Mission San Francisco Solano. Restoration was completed in 1913. The restored chapel burned in 1970. Today, the Mission is part of the Sonoma State Historic Park. It is open to visitors and has a small museum located in the padres' quarters. Address: 114 East Spain Street, Sonoma, CA 95476Directions: 114 East Spain Street, Sonoma, CA 95476Website: www.californiamissions.com/
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 Wild West charm by richiecdiscLeave a Comment Directions: The town square is the focal point of the entire region and pretty much impossible to miss if driving around the area.
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even better by richiecdiscLeave a Comment Address: 389 Fourth Street EastDirections: Just on the outskirts of Sonoma and quite easy to find.Website: http://www.sebastiani.com
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This is a pleasant place to spend an afternoon and to see how a well-to-do California family lived in the 19th century.
Lachryma Montis (Tears of the Mountain) is the home of Mariano Vallejo, who was the Commandante General of California when it was under Mexican rule. It's a charming two-story house set back from West Spain Street along a tree-lined driveway.
The Vallejos had 16 children, but most had left the nest by the time this house was built -- thus its small size. General Vallejo named the town of Benicia after his wife, which I feel is the least he could do after all of those babies.
The former stable is now a museum, and you can tour the house, which is beautifully furnished and displays some of the family belongings. Warning: Watch your step on the stairs. Parents with small children should hold their hands -- the railing on the second floor is very low.
Behind the house are the Chinese servants' quarters. Meals were cooked here due to fire danger and also to keep the main house from becoming uncomfortably hot. Evidently, no one worried about the servants becoming uncomfortably hot.
There are ducks swimming in the reservoir that once supplied the house with water. Natural springs fed the reservoir and inspired the Lachryma Montis name. At the top of the path there's a tiny cottage where Napoleon Vallejo, the youngest son, a teenage zoologist, lived with his specimens for two years before heading off to college.
In recent years there has been a program to replant the vineyards and gardens with original varieties.
Lachryma Montis is open to the public daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $2 per person, 17 years and over. There is no charge for those under 17. The same ticket will admit you on the same day to the Mission, the Barracks, and the Toscano Hotel. Leave a Comment Address: West Spain Street at Third Street WestDirections: A few blocks west of the Plaza. Also accessible from the bike path.
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If you are in Sonoma with your car you can do it on your own, but if not or if you don't want to waste your time looking for the wineries I suggest you join a wine tour.
I used California Wine Tours and was very pleased with their services and the wineries we visited. They can also personalize a trip for your specific needs.
They offer 5 hour Napa Valley group tours in a strech limo where you enjoy 5 set itinerary winery stops with time for tasting at each. These tours include a stop at a winery with a gourmet deli where you can purchase lunch and have a picnic in the vineyards if you like.
Prices range $69 plus taxes. Leave a Comment
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- Best Western Sonoma Valley Inn
550 2nd St. W., Sonoma, CA - The Lodge At Sonoma Renaissance Hotel And Spa
1325 Broadway at Leveroni & Napa Roads, Sonoma, CA - The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa
100 Boyes Blvd., Sonoma, CA - Vineyard Inn
23000 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, CA - Sonoma Creek Inn
239 Boyes Blvd., Sonoma, CA - Victorian Garden Inn Sonoma
316 E. Napa St., Sonoma, CA - Bungalows 313 Sonoma
313 First St. East, Sonoma, CA - Macarthur Place
29 E. MacArthur St., Sonoma, CA
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