Iconic San Francisco is the centrepiece of the San Francisco Bay Area, but add in cities like Oakland and Berkeley, as well as the Point Reyes National Seashore, and you have a diversity in culture, cuisine and recreation that is hard to beat.
Wine lovers will eagerly make the 1.5-hour drive north from San Francisco into Wine Country. The region is a true haven for connoisseurs of all levels with many Michelin-starred restaurants and of course hundreds of vineyards. With 400 wineries in Napa Valley, wine lovers can follow the Silverado Trail to exceptional vineyards and tasting rooms, stopping in towns like Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga.
Neighboring Sonoma County also boasts over 400 wineries with world-class towns and regions like Healdsburg and Alexander River Valley. You may be surprised that the wine region is not just about wine. Visitors can enjoy many distilleries and breweries in downtown Napa or Sonoma and survey the beautiful countryside from above with a hot air balloon ride over the vineyards.
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