Santa Fe Cultural Treasures

Tour offerings from Cultural Treasures

These are just some of my Cultural Treasures offerings.  Northern New Mexico is filled with wondrous places to visit and it would be impossible to list them all. I hope these will whet your appetite as you plan your visit to our Land of Enchantment.

For Ladies Only

This tour is designed for ladies who enjoy a day of Retail Therapy!

Santa Fe is known for its history, culture, architecture and food.

It’s not so well known for its amazing offerings of consignment stores.

You’ll enjoy visiting four of my favorite consignment stores – from couture fashion, exotic boots and handbags, vintage clothing, fine china and more. And discover, at lunch, the delicious Mexican cuisine of the Pantry. They have been serving scratch, comfort food to locals and tourists alike for more than 75 years. A true culinary feast! Then return home with Santa Fe Treasures and fun memories.

Tour limited to four ladies.

 Day Trip to Taos

A visit to Northern New Mexico is not complete without visiting the Taos Pueblo, the oldest inhabited village in the United States. We’ll take the “low road” up along the Rio Grande River with a guided 30-minute tour of the Pueblo.  We can visit artists’ studios and perhaps buy a loaf of homemade Indian Bread.  Lunch in Taos will follow.

We’ll then take the “high road” back to Santa Fe – one of the most beautiful drives in the state.  We’ll stop at the Oviedo Gallery in Chimayo.  It is owned by Pat and Marco Oviedo.  Marco is an acclaimed wood carver and sculptor.  Pat will give us a guided tour of his foundry.  He works in the lost wax method of sculpting. 

We’ll then visit Centinela Traditional Arts. Chimayo is the weaving capital of Northern New Mexico.  This is a tapestry gallery specializing in hand woven tapestry wool precuts.  It is owned by master weavers Lisa and Irvin Trujillo, who is a 6th generation master weaver.  He is also the brother of Pat Oviedo.

The Masters of Weaving
The Charm of Chimayo Tour

Chimayo is known for the weaving traditions of the Ortega and Trujillo families, who have been weaving in the Spanish colonial tradition for many generations. We will visit Centinela Traditional Arts, a tapestry gallery specializing in hand woven products. It is owned by master weavers Irvin and Lisa Trujillo. Their daughter, Emily, is following in her parent’s footsteps, offering classes in this ancient tradition and keeping it alive with her enthusiasm and dedication.

Chimayo is a beautiful historic village known internationally for the Santuario de Chimayo. The Sanctuario was built in 1815 and is known for its reputation as a healing site. Believers claim that dirt from a back room of the church can heal physical and spiritual ills. It attracts close to 300,000 visitors a year and has been called “no doubt the most important Catholic pilgrimage center in the United States.” A visit to nearly shops and galleries is always a joy.

We’ll have lunch at El Rancho de Chimayo, a 60+ year old family owned restaurant specializing in delectable Northern New Mexico cuisine. And a James Beard winner!

TWO CULTURES TOUR

Depart Santa Fe at for San Ildefonso Pueblo. We’ll enjoy a 20-minute video in the Visitor’s Center on Maria Martinez, world renown artist and founder of the black on black pottery.  A walking tour through the village with visits to artists’ studios will follow. San Ildefonso “Where the water cuts through” dates back to 1300 AD.  It consists of 60,000 acres and has an enrollment of approximately 750 people.

We’ll then drive to Chimayo, the weaving capital of Northern New Mexico and meet Lisa and Irvin Trujillo, master weavers and owners of Centinela Fiber Arts.  

Irvin is a 6th generation master weaver with tapestries in museums all over the world.  

A visit to Chimayo is not complete without seeing the Santuario de Chimayo, built in 1816 and known for its reputation as a healing site.  Believers claim that dirt from a back room of the church can heal physical and spiritual ills.  It attracts close to 300,000 visitors a year and has been called “no doubt the most important Catholic pilgrimage center in the United States.”  We’ll visit shops and other galleries nearby.

Georgia on Your Mind?
A Tour of O’Keeffe Country

There are many reasons why Georgia O’Keeffe settled in this small village just 60 miles north of Santa Fe. We’ll take the time to embrace it all beginning with a tour of Georgia’s home. A 20-minute video at the O’Keeffe Visitor’s Center precedes the tour. We’ll then enjoy lunch at Bodes General Store – their signature dish is the green chile cheeseburger! Prepare your palate for this special New Mexico treat.

A drive up to Ghost Ranch will awe you -- the beauty of the landscape, the rock formations, “her” mountain (the Pedernal), Abiquiu Lake, Ghost Ranch and the other charming aspects of this special place are all part of the O’Keeffe Country mystique. We’ll be enthralled by a landscape tour at Ghost Ranch … standing in the footprints of Georgia O’Keefe’s, thrilling in the actual sites where she was inspired for many of her magnificent paintings.

Some additional wondrous places may include but are not limited to the following excursions:

Turquoise Trail/Allan Houser Sculpture Gardens/Madrid
Acoma Pueblo
Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque
Pueblo Dances and Feast Days
Santa Fe Canyon Road and “City Different” Tour