Sonoma – Best Places In Sonoma County – Volume 3
April 15th, 2009 categories: Buyer Resource, Cities, Sonoma
Of course I am speaking of the city of Sonoma. Did you get this one right? I thought the part about it being ”square” was a good hint for those who know the Downtown Sonoma Square.
The city of Sonoma is also one of my clients’ top choices when they start their home search. Sonoma offers access to world class events, food and wine festivals, world class wines, world class people, and a lively town square. Sonoma is located in Eastern Sonoma County, right next door to World Famous Napa County, and offers great weather and great views.
Sonoma Real Estate can be affordable in pockets, however home prices here tend to be some of the highest in Sonoma County. Prices rise especially quickly the closer you get to the downtown Sonoma Square, or as your view improves the higher up you get in the Sonoma hills.
The Sonoma Square really is the hub of the city. The Sonoma Square offers great restaurants, lovely shops, and a lively heartbeat all its own. Sonoma is a fun place to visit year round, and we do meet tourists all year round. If we had to choose a single time of year to visit we highly recommend a late October trip for “crush” when the majority of Sonoma County’s grapes are picked, and processed for winemaking. Crush really is an amazing process to watch. With that said, a close second would be a late spring or summer trip, as the summer weather is great, and the days are longer, allowing for just a little more wine tasting.
Wine is one of the major draws for the region and the wine pours all year in Sonoma County. World class food is a nightly occurrence, one that may be taken for granted by some of the locals. The scenic beauty is something we are able to see daily and something others around the world only see in pictures or the occasional postcard. We feel so fortunate we live so close to such a destination, as evidenced by the never ending line of people who trek here to get a taste of our lifestyle. We can only hope that our proximity to it does not allow us to take it for granted.
How did you like our take on the City of Sonoma? In the next article I will be discussing another popular choice for Sonoma County home buyers. Homes are affordable in this next area, which happens to be the Sonoma County seat, but you cannot buy them for “Peanuts.” Can you guess which city I am talking about?
