Asheville

About this city

Also known as: The Land of the Sky

Asheville is an exceptionally elegant, world-famous high-alpine resort metropolis nestled beautifully within the blue-tinted ridges of the Blue Ridge Mountains at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers. Established in 1797, the city transformed during the late 19th century into a glamorous, high-luxury safe haven for high-wealth robber barons and elite bohemian artists seeking Curative mountain climates. Asheville is globally unique for housing the single largest concentration of mid-century Art Deco and historic shingle-style castle estates in the American South.