Asheville is a cool little city nested in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
It is about 4 hours away from the Raleigh/Durham area.
The city is really cool. The downtown was built in the 1940's and never destroyed afterwards. The buildings are gorgeous and nicely proportionated. There are cafes with terraces (the only real thing that I miss from Europe) where we lounged during the evening. It is very nice to see a lively downtown with people actually living in it. It is so rare in the US where the downtowns are either depressed areas or transformed into office parks.
The art scene is also really active. There are several art galleries and artists in residence. We saw a really cool chandelier made by a local glass blower but unfortunatelly the cost was prohibitive: over $10,000.
Next time!
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