Asheville is a diverse community full of wanderers, business
people, eclectics and entrepreneurs. The community is an
intimate smaller
city with the quality of services of a much larger upscale city. Adorned
with great live music and arts,
symphonies,
opera
and
classic arts
to
modern day
burlesque shows,
nestled mountain hideaways to upscale mountain communities,
holistic healing therapies to
first rate medicine,
$5 lunches to five star dinners, Asheville is
fit for a visit from anyone and residency soon after as it
embraces and entices its visitors.
Asheville's healing mountain energy was
birthed by the coming
together of the Appalachian and Blue Ridge mountain ranges, as
ancient as the oldest mountain ranges and conceived to have once
been as high as the Himalayan mountains. Privy to
bikers,
kayakers,
mountain climbers and all flavors of outdoorsmen and women,
the solitude, wonderment and beauty of the
mountains welcomes all with its vivid colors, warmth and
crispness, and ancient majesty.
Waterfalls,
trails and more
hiking trails
embrace you into symbiosis with the mountains.
A short drive from Asheville in a few directions lead to
different
snowboarding and skiing adventures in the cold season.
Many 'green' and health conscious businesses such as
B&B's,
supermarkets, and
fresh local food sources. Even all night
vegan eateries,
vegetarian catering / specialty restaurants, and
farmers
markets and
food co-ops can be found all over. Also, the city has been written up as one of
America's Best Eco-Neighborhoods.
A short drive from Asheville harbors master craftsmen of all
kinds of arts, in clay, mixed media, stone and metals, which can
be found in collected places such as the
Southern Highland Craft Guild and the live displays at the
Folk Art Center. The
Folk Art Center has been written up in Asheville
community news. Many highly skilled artists are represented
in
Woolworth Walk as one of the showcase galleries downtown.
Many artisans reside in the
River Arts District, a once industrial converted area
containing galleries, workshops and the wonderful flavor of
Clingman
Cafe.
For those who like to treat themselves, many
spas some which
come to
you, or
luxury spas and
hot mineral springs. Or find it in an
Asian
Experience at Shoji.
Before that you may want to check out some of Asheville's finest
restaurants like
Rezaz,
Bouchon,
Fig Bistro,
Corner
Kitchen or
Thai Basil.
Laurey's Yum
has great catering and in house food,
Doc Chey's
Noodle House with healthy thai food, or the
Laughing
Seed vegetarian cuisine.
Many commercial stores offer all your needs including a large
scale
mall, Wal-mart, Target, and other necessity stores.
Downtown, local business sell
progressive clothing, as well as a
wide array of any other clothing you may need. Quality local
businesses sell
custom sandals,
local
jewelry,
world-famous chocolates, local beer brews,
wonderful and simple dining,
tobacco head shops,
coffee and
books, and the ever famous Lexington Avenue
complete with archaic finds in
Downtown Books and News,
vintage clothing, tattooists,
skate
shops, and other fringe style businesses.
Icons like the
Fine
Arts Theater,
Malaprops
Bookstore,
Grey Eagle
Listening Room, the
Grove
Arcade open air market, and the boyhood home of the writer
Thomas Wolfe are dispersed all over downtown.
Cultural, music, and other events are hosted at
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium and Civic Center and
Diane Wortham
Theater,
both public centers bringing a diverse range of experiences to
Asheville. To come and stay a while, many short term and long term
possibilities are available.
Hotels are downtown and nearby, and
rentals for houses, condos, as well as getaways all over town
and surrounding areas.
Festivals hosted downtown allow many different
breweries to show their stuff on the streets along with vendors
and whoever wants to show up to be part of the fun at events
like Shindig on the Green, Bele Chere, Downtown after 5, Goombay,
as well as many other
events.
Highland Brewing,
French Broad Brewery,
Asheville Pizza as well as the
pubs that carry them.
Unique experiences like
LaZoom
Tours that give tour infused with comedy and captivating
stories, Cinebarre which offers food service with a smile and
local brews,
Great
Smoky Mountain Railroads adventure trip,
Chimney
Rock scenic park which was recently purchased by the state,
Grandfather
Mountain swinging bridge overlook,
Ghost
Town historic them park, the
Blue
Ridge Parkway scenic byway, the poet
Carl Sandburg's
home, the
Flat
Rock Playhouse, and the
Great Smoky
Mountains National Park which houses some of the most
beautiful natural scenery and wildlife next to Yellowstone.
Worldwide known attractions such as the
Grove
Park Inn and
Biltmore Estate are one of a kind places. The Biltmore
estate is a self-sufficient privately owned estate, the largest
in the country and 2nd most visited. The Grove Park Inn
offers luxury rooms viewing the downtown skyline, a
golf course, spa, and many different events and things to
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