Mesa Bonita Ranch A welcoming adobe home and compound on 391 acres located on the Galisteo Creek. Sophisticated architecture, custom built three bedroom, three bath main adobe home with desirable radiant floor heating. Celestial windows cast warmth and natural light throughout the gourmet kitchen and open living spaces. An architectural masterpiece designed by Bart Kaltenbach, as featured in his book: "Sun Stick and Mud, 1,000 Years of Earth Building in The Desert Southwest" Clerestory and expansive windows in a separate 800 square foot artist studio provide light, fresh air and stunning views. There's horse facilities, plus an additional caretaker's living quarters. A true modern nature sanctuary. One can walk or ride without seeing another person along the rolling beautiful landscape and Cottonwood lined, wide sandy creek. Vast open spaces, sensational ever changing views, make this a Santa Fe County hidden dream ranch that is only 45 minutes from downtown Santa Fe.
Once home to the large mining community, Madrid is now a sleepy little town of artists. With an ice cream parlour and old fashioned businesses, Madrid feels other-worldly to visitors. Homes here are early 20th century wooden structures painted a variety of colors. Just north of Madrid is Cerrillos, a traditional New Mexico village of older adobes and quaint shops.
The Turquoise Trail! A beautiful road from Santa Fe all the way to Albuquerque. With many lots 2.5 acres or more, this area is perfect for raising horses on wide open spaces with fewer building restrictions than in the city of Santa Fe. The famous Eaves Movie Ranch where movies like “The Cheyenne Social Club” and “Silverado”were filmed completes the Old West feeling.
This rapidly growing area with plans for expansion extending into the 2050’s is largely made up of rolling hills dotted with pinon and juniper. Most of the communities located here have extraordinary views of the Jemez, the Sangres and the Sandias.