Napa Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

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Napa featuring landscape views and a sunset
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Napa featuring tranquil scenes and a sunset
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Taste some of the world’s best wines in California’s unofficial wine capital, a city synonymous with grape growing and rolling green hills.

Sip your way through Napa, the county seat of Napa County, California, and its largest city. Known primarily for its fantastic vineyards, the city also offers numerous cultural attractions and other things to see and do.

Explore Napa’s famous vineyards. It’s hard to find one that you won’t like, but Judd’s Hill Winery and Microcrush, Artesa Vineyards and Winery, O’Brien Estate Winery and Domaine Carneros are among the most popular. Tour rolling vineyards, try stomping grapes with your feet and taste some of the world’s favourite wines.

At Hess CollectionOpens in a new window, discover art and wine under one roof. Go on a tour of the vineyard and taste its acclaimed cabernet sauvignon. Explore the Hess Art Collection , which gives you a peek into the world-class modern art collection of Donald Hess.

See more fantastic art at di RosaOpens in a new window. The non-profit contemporary art centre focuses on di Rosa Northern California artists. See pieces by Robert Arneson, Joan Brown, Jay DeFeo and other Bay Area talent. The long gallery building, which resembles a modern barn and is surrounded by rolling hills, is almost as unique as the art inside.

For a first-hand look into the winemaking process, visit Seguin Moreau Napa Cooperage. See highly skilled barrel makers, known as coopers, hard at work creating the oak barrels that hold some of the region’s famous wines.

Attend an event at the Napa Valley Performing Arts Centre at Lincoln Theatre. Varied talents grace its stage, from the Symphony Napa Valley to touring dance companies, musicians and even comedians. Enjoy a performance at the Napa Valley Opera House, which stages opera and other events throughout the year.

Find Napa at the southern end of Napa Valley, 50 miles (80 kilometres) north of San FranciscoOpens in a new window. Its peak tourist season, August through October, corresponds with the region's harvest. If you visit during this time, expect exceptional wines but higher prices for purchases and accommodation.

Where to stay in Napa

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Downtown Napa

5/5(8 area reviews)

Downtown Napa is a destination visitors seek out for its ample dining options, fine wine and beautiful river views. You might also want to check out attractions like Napa Valley Wine Train or Napa River while you're exploring the neighbourhood.

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Central Napa

While visiting Central Napa, you might make a stop by sights like di Rosa Art + Nature Preserve and Rockzilla.

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Soscol Gateway South

If you're spending some time in Soscol Gateway South, Napa River and Napa Golf Course at Kennedy Park are top sights worth seeing.

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The Grove

Though The Grove may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Silverado Resort - North and South Courses and Black Stallion Winery.

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Alta Heights

While Alta Heights may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Napa Valley Wine Train and Napa Valley Expo.

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Fuller Park

When in Fuller Park, you can plan a visit to Napa Valley Wine Train and Napa Premium Outlets, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

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Silverado Resort
Silverado Resort
4 out of 5
1600 Atlas Peak Road, Napa, CA
The price is £194 per night from 27 Jul to 28 Jul
£194
27 Jul - 28 Jul
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star spa resort in Napa. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and 2 outdoor pools. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in their ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,000 reviews)
"Beautiful property with great amenities and activities to have a relaxing vacation. Highly recommend this place, especially the suites were very comfortable for a family."

Reviewed on 27 Jun 2025

Silverado Resort
Archer Hotel Napa
Archer Hotel Napa
4.5 out of 5
1230 First Street, Napa, CA
Stay at this 4.5-star luxury hotel in Napa. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a full-service spa and 2 restaurants. Our guests praise the bar and the helpful staff in their ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (1,004 reviews)
"we liked the room and the hotel. Convenient and very nice"

Reviewed on 3 Jul 2025

Archer Hotel Napa
Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa
Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa
4 out of 5
3425 Solano Ave, Napa, CA
The price is £197 per night from 28 Jul to 29 Jul
£197
28 Jul - 29 Jul
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Napa. Enjoy breakfast (surcharge), free bicycles on-site and parking (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,003 reviews)
"Front teck girls were very rude not friendly at all ! But the"

Reviewed on 30 Jun 2025

Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
RiverPointe Napa Valley Resort
RiverPointe Napa Valley Resort
3 out of 5
500 Lincoln Ave, Napa, CA
Stay at this 3-star condo in Napa. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free parking and a fitness centre. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular attractions ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,264 reviews)
"It was my husbands 75 th birthday. We have stayed here many times. It is very peaceful and quiet!"

Reviewed on 2 Jul 2025

RiverPointe Napa Valley Resort
Downtown Napa Cottage- walking distance to City Center
Downtown Napa Cottage- walking distance to City Center
Napa, CA
Stay at this family-friendly cottage in Napa. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a water park and a garden. Popular attractions Napa Valley Wine Train and di Rosa Art + Nature ...
9.8/10 Exceptional! (121 reviews)
Winery visits
"This home was well suited for the two of us. It is centrally located, walking distance from downtown, and a very short ride to most wineries.Our host went above and beyond all expectations. We highly recommend this property."

Reviewed on 20 Jun 2025

Downtown Napa Cottage- walking distance to City Center
Relaxing & Romantic 1 bedroom Condo, in the Heart of Wine Country
Relaxing & Romantic 1 bedroom Condo, in the Heart of Wine Country
Napa, CA
Stay at this golf condo in Napa. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a fitness centre and a garden. Popular attractions Napa Valley Wine Train and Silverado Resort - North and ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (87 reviews)
"We could not find the check info on phone and called owner. She was very responsive. Even thought pictures showed wine glasses and a bottle of wine. We had to provide our own wine and coffee. The outlet in the kitchen was so close to the microwave that it was too dangerous to plug in the toaster ..."

Reviewed on 16 Jun 2025

Relaxing & Romantic 1 bedroom Condo, in the Heart of Wine Country
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

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Reviews of Napa

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Top destination
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5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveller

Lots of great restaurants and bars and town has some good tasting options

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveller

We hired bikes and enjoyed cycling to three vineyards, where the pick of the bunch was Halls (slightly further up the valley). Overall one of our favourite parts of our trip to California

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveller

It’s all about the wine.... so visiting 3 or 4 vineyards is a must.

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveller

I’d strongly recommend platypus wine tours if you are going to do one. Gary was a great host and very knowledgeable

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveller

Very pleasant and attractive town in a lovely setting in the Napa Valley.

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveller

Location right in the middle of wine country and easy to get to Napa center, St Helena , Yountville and Calistoga.

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