The opportunity to visit friends from Detroit who were renting a house in the Santa
Ynez valley town of Los Olivos was too tempting to pass up, especially when the weekend outing would include a jaunt on Highway 154 that connects that area with Santa Barbara.
Not exact matches
The wineries in the Santa
Ynez Valley — especially the ones around its namesake
town — aren't all about lounging in Adirondack chairs on sprawling estates, checking off boxes for each wine you like.
Our charming
towns of Ballard, Buellton, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, Santa
Ynez and Solvang know how to up the springtime celebrations, and love welcoming visitors for a weekend getaway in the Santa
Ynez Valley.
While the South County cities and
towns nestle in the Santa
Ynez foothills on the shore of the Pacific Ocean, North County communities are located in higher - elevation inland mountain
valleys.
The
Valley's famously walkable
towns provide ample opportunity for retail therapy: Wine - taste as you meander in and out of the upscale boutiques of Los Olivos and Santa
Ynez; antique shopping abounds in Los Alamos; and collect iconic baked goods — and memories — in Solvang.
The Walker Ranch is ideally located on the
valley floor near the
towns of Santa
Ynez and Los Olivos.
The Santa
Ynez Valley Historical Museum tells the story of the Santa
Ynez Valley and the five small
towns that make up the area, Los Olivos, Santa
Ynez, Ballard, Solvang and Buellton.
Wine lovers can hit the local Urban Wine Trail in
town or take a day trip to nearby Santa
Ynez Valley for tastings at the wineries seen in the film Sideways.
Between New Year's and the next season, in the
Valley's six
towns of Ballard, Buellton, Los Alamos, Los Olivos, Solvang and Santa
Ynez, new wines are released (it's Rosé time!)
A wine rush inspired by the 2004 - bromance Sideways only added to the appeal of this quaint little tourist
town in the Santa
Ynez Valley.
Below, our list of Santa
Ynez Valley restaurants is broken out by
town.
Los Olivos is a quaint, charming little
town in the Santa
Ynez Valley.
We are proud to introduce to you the Folded Hills Ranch, our most premier property yet, near the
town of Solvang in the Santa
Ynez Valley!
If you're planning your trip to the Santa
Ynez Valley, this list can help you which
towns to put on your itinerary to explore.