Travel Reference
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CUTTING COSTS IN NAPA
To avoid overspending on tasting fees, it's perfectly acceptable to pay for one tasting to
share between two people. Ask in advance if fees are applicable to purchase (they usually
aren't). Tour fees cannot be split. Ask at your hotel, or at visitors centers, for free- or
discounted-tasting coupons, or download from napatouristguide.com. If you can't afford
the hotels, try western Sonoma County, but if you want to be nearer Napa, try the sub-
urban towns of Vallejo and American Canyon, about 20 minutes from downtown Napa.
Both have motels for $75 to $125 in high season. Also find chains 30 minutes away in
Fairfield, off I-80 exits 41 (Pittman Rd) and 45 (Travis Blvd).
Sights
Napa lies between Silverado Trail and St Helena Hwy/Hwy 29. For downtown, exit Hwy
29 at 1st St and drive east. Napa's main drag, 1st St, is lined with shops and restaurants.
Oxbow Public Market
MARKET
707-226-6529;
www.oxbowpublicmarket.com
; 610 1st St;
9am-7pm
Mon, Wed & Thu, to 8pm Tue, Fri & Sat, 10am-6pm Sun; )
Showcasing all things culinary - produce stalls, kitchen shops, and everywhere something
to taste - Oxbow is foodie central, with emphasis on seasonal eating and sustainability.
Come hungry.
di Rosa Art + Nature Preserve
GALLERY, GARDENS
707-226-5991;
www.dirosaart.org
;
5200 Hwy 121; admission $5, tours $12-15;
10am-4pm Wed-Sun)
West of downtown, scrap-metal sheep graze Carneros vineyards at 217-acre di Rosa Pre-
serve, a stunning collection of Northern California art, displayed indoors in galleries and
outdoors in sculpture gardens. Reservations recommended for tours.
Tours
