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| Santa Fe | ||
| State | New Mexico | |
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| Residents | 67.947 (2010) | |
| height | 2,194 m | |
| Tourist info web | santafe.org | |
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Santa Fe (New Mexico) is a city in the North Central Region of the US state New Mexico. Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico and is not only the oldest city in the entire Southwest, but also one of the oldest cities in the entire United States. The city has rich architectural treasures from the Spanish colonial era, some of which go back to the 17th century. Santa Fe was the end point of the legendary Camino Real de Tierro Adentro, which connected the city with Mexico at the time.
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- Albertsons, 600 N Guadalupe St. Large quality supermarket a good 5 minutes northwest of the city center. Another branch of the chain can be found in the south of the city at 3001 S St Francis Dr.
- Santa Fe Place Mall, 4250 Cerrillos Rd. Medium sized shopping mall 20 minutes southwest of downtown. Around 70 providers. Uninteresting food court.
- Trader Joe’s, 530 W Cordova Rd. Branch of the cult supermarket chain that comes relatively close to European tastes.
kitchen
Cheap
- Palacio Café, 209 E Palace Ave (Downtown). Popular small breakfast and lunch restaurant with American and Mexican cuisine. E.g. Eggs Benedict.
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- Clafoutis French Bakery & Restaurant, 402 N Guadalupe St (on the northwestern edge of the city center). Small French bakery & pastry shop with unearthly good pastries. You can also have breakfast and lunch here.
Upscale
- Raaga, 544 Agua Fria St (a good 5 minutes west of downtown). Excellent restaurant with modern Indian cuisine.
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- Motel 6 Santa Fe Plaza, 656 Cerrillos Road. Chain motel 5 minutes southwest of the city center. 48 rooms on 2 floors. The rooms offer sleeping possibilities for up to 4 guests, are unpretentious, but modernly furnished, all have a refrigerator. The bathrooms are a bit shabby but still acceptable. No pool. No breakfast. You get that e.g. in the Say Bake House (535 Cerrillos Road). If you prefer Starbuck’s, you will find a branch of this chain just a 10-minute walk away at the address 907 S St Francis Dr. There is also a gas station with (Ailsup’s) convenience store right next to the motel.Price: from $ 65 in summer.
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Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
- Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, Indian Service Route 92 (from I-25 via Route 16 and then Route 22; in Cochiti turn right on IS Route 92 and drive 20 minutes into the mountains.). A good hour west of Santa Fe is this piece of landscape with spectacularly eroded rock formations. The parking lot is followed by a 5 km long trail, which is extremely rewarding and leads partly through a slot canyon in the upper area.
- Arnold Friedman House (Fir Tree House), Highway 63, Pecos (Geocoordinates: 35.632518, -105.680598). Wrightophiles (= fans of the architect Frank Lloyd Wright) will find the only building their guru designed in New Mexico 45 minutes east of Santa Fe. The house, built in 1948 for Arnold Friedman, has a floor plan based on 60-degree angles and a remarkable living room up to 8½ meters high. Privately owned and unfortunately not open to the public.
