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Rancho La Puerta - A stunning setting for a Spa

The beauty of the natural setting has a transformative effect at Rancho La Puerta spa, set in the foothills of Mount Kuchumaa, in Tecate,

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Bardessono - Beguiling on a Winter Day

Bardessono Resort and Spa

Bardessono resort in Napa Wine Country is California’s first LEED Platinum certified hotel. Artwork, venerable olive trees and perennial plantings, and stunning fountains distinguish the hotel’s contemporary architecture, the restaurant, spa and courtyard

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La Cocina que Canta .. The Kitchen that Sings!

La Cocina Que Canta, Rancho La Puerta (ALICE JOYCE photo)

La Cocina que Canta! The Kitchen that Sings: Cooking School & Culinary Center at Rancho La Puerta. Lush six-acre kitchen gardens of Tres Estrellas are located a bit north of the Rancho’s main landscape, with beautiful vistas of Mt.

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