di Rosa Preserve Review

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di Rosa Preserve

Fodor's Review:

When you're driving along the Carneros Highway on your way to Napa from San Francisco, it would be easy to zip by one of the region's best-kept secrets: the. Metal sculptures of sheep grazing in the grass mark the entrance to this sprawling, art-stuffed property. Thousands of 20th-century artworks by hundreds of Northern California artists crop up everywhere—in galleries, in the former di Rosa residence, on every lawn, in every courtyard, and even on the lake. If you stop by without a reservation, you can only gain access to the Gatehouse Gallery, where there's a small collection of riotously colorful figurative and abstract sculpture and painting. For the full effect, reserve ahead for a one-hour tour of the grounds, or opt for the two-hour tour, which allows more time to browse the main gallery.

  • Cost: $3, tours $10-$15
  • Open: Tues.-Fri. 9:30-3; call for tour times
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