Surrounded by vast and magical desert landscapes on over ten acres, this vacation home for rent in New Mexico sits within the land that inspired painter Georgia O’Keeffe’s masterworks.
The adobe and stone home has been restored into an enchanting retreat with the original timber ceilings, elemental materials and multiple windows that let the sunlight in and frame the the desert views.
The interiors envelope you into a cool respite in summer and a warm embrace in winter with airy interconnected living, dining and kitchen spaces that flow together and enough room to spread out share a meal, and ponder the views.
There are two cozy double bedrooms (one with its own fireplace!) and room for up to five if your using the sofa.
With a simplicity of style and form that’s inviting and uncomplicated, the home is intuitively laid out both inside and out.
A shaded porch overlooks the scenery where where you can enjoy the peace and quiet and the stark beauty of the desert.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Wifi throughout, kitchen and bath amenities, private parking.
AROUND
A pilgrimage to Georgia O’Keeffe’s home and studio in Abiquiu and nearby Ghost Ranch retreat is a must when visiting the northern Rio Arriba region of New Mexico. The twenty one thousand acre retreat and visitor center takes you into the canvases of O’Keefe’s work during the early 20th century and continues on in tribute to her and the spectacular location with workshops in the arts, culture and nature, paleontology archeological museums, and spectacular outdoor adventure.
There are endless hiking trails to explore with many of the vistas made famous in O’Keeffe’s canvases including Cerro Pedernal, Plaza Bianca and Chimney Rock, table-topped mesas and towering cliffs with the Rio Chama snaking through the middle. It’s a twenty minute drive to nearby Abiquiu Lake for swimming, fishing, canoeing and cooling off in the summer months.
Explore Santa Fe and Los Alamos under an hour south, and Taos an hour north with fabulous restaurants, antique shopping, Native American arts and crafts, and ancient ruins.
LOCATION
Abiquiu, New Mexico. Nearest Airport: Santa Fe Regional Airport (55 miles), Albuquerque International Airport (111 miles)
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Year round for the every changing seasons of the high desert
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