About the Taos, New Mexico Area
 

Taos' long history, cultural diversity and beautiful landscape make it a wonderful place to live and play. It's a small town that doesn't know it's a small town. Visual arts,music, outdoor adventure, superb restaurants and shopping-Taos has something for everyone. 

Whether it's an elegant hacienda in the foothills, a condo in town or a tipi on the mesa, the big, blue skies offer every home a view of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains that border the town. Approaching Taos from the south, as you make the final climb out of the canyon, a view of the Rio Grande Gorge and the mountains explodes into view. With the exception of the buildings in town, the view today isn't that different from what it looked like when the Spanish first came to Taos centuries ago. 

More than 60% of the land in Taos County is controlled either by the federal goverment, the state of New Mexico or the Taos Pueblo. Only 38% is privately owned. Not only does this preserve the beauty of the landscape, it helps control growth and makes real estate a good investment. 

There are over 100 art galleries in town and the outlying communities, offering Native American inspired paintings, pottery, photographic art and large sculptures. A number of museums show the work of local artists and touring exhibits and many offer art workshops. 

There is also a vibrant performing arts scene in Taos. In it's 13th season, the Taos Chamber Music Group showcases local musicians as well as big name artists like New York's American String Quartet. The Jillana School offers young ballet dancers a chance to study with a former principal dancer of the New York City Ballet. The Taos Solar Music Festival is an annual event that presents an eclectic lineup of performers and is one of the biggest parties of the year. 

Many of Taos' residents were lured from other areas by the world class skiing. Taos Ski Valley ski school is one of the best in America. It will open to snowboarding March 2008! 

Winter isn't the only time to enjoy the mountains. Have a picnic on the shores of a mountain lake, cool off under a waterfall, or cast your line into one of the many rivers that run through the canyons. There's also great mountain biking as well as road biking.
The Rio Grande offers great opportunities for white-water rafting and kayaking. If you prefer to stay dry, take a ballon trip over the Rio Grande Gorge for some of the best views around. 

Because of the high altitude, golf balls fly farther in Taos. Play a round at The Taos Country Club, located just south of town; Valle Escondido, a course tucked away in Taos Canyon, or at the PGA course in Angel Fire. 

Although many of Taos' current residents are descendants of members of the original Spanish expeditions into New Mexico, no one can claim their families have lived in Taos, or anywhere in the U.S. for that matter, longer than the residents of Taos Pueblo, considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited community in the U.S. Being here first, the Pueblo, is rightfully entitled to some of the most beautiful land in Taos. But then again, everywhere you look around here is beautiful. Instead of his single-minded quest for gold, Coronado in 1540, should have been looking for real estate. 

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