Your Southern Route du Bonheur (road to happiness) with Relais & Châteaux in Charlottesville, Virginia can include our luxury hotel Clifton with its world-class service and a gourmet restaurant nestled into 100 acres of woods. Further into the country around Charlottesville is The Inn at Little Washington featuring refined American cuisine and luxury accommodation. At the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, history and nature combine for a vacation filled with touring and outdoor sports. Your visit to Relais & Châteaux in Virginia might also include:

 A visit to the historical residence of Monticello, Ashlawn-Highland and Montpelier
 Renowned vineyards touring and wine tasting for the enthusiast
 Spectacular Blue Ridge golfing
 Hiking The Eastern Appalachian Mountains
 Fishing, kayaking or canoeing

The Virginia - Monticello - Charlottesville Landscape

Lush parks, antique shops and distinctive architecture are only part of what makes the tiny Charlottesville, Virginia such a popular destination for living and visiting.

In the foothills of the legendary Blue Ridge Mountains is a land abundant with rivers and lakes for aquatic sports - sailing, swimming, kayaking, canoeing – resplendent with parks for picnicking or relaxing on a warm summer day with a bottle of wine from a nearby vineyard. Historic splendor was one of the reasons Thomas Jefferson chose to live here. He established the University of Virginia for academic pursuit and built his estate, Monticello, as a legacy for the South.

A Taste of Virginia - Monticello – Charlottesville

The only home in the country designated a World Heritage Site, Monticello was originally styled in classic Palladian architecture, then redesigned and redesigned again. An emblem of Jefferson’s genius, Monticello and its grounds operate as a museum today. The garden, full of sweet pea, primrose, heliotrope and Sweet William, is planted three times each year and blooms almost year round.

For more information go to www.charlottesvilletourism.org or www.monticello.org.

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