{"id":11430,"date":"2017-01-05T19:45:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T19:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/?page_id=11430"},"modified":"2023-06-26T20:43:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:43:40","slug":"napa-gateway-to-the-napa-valley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/napa-gateway-to-the-napa-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Napa &#8211; Gateway to the Napa Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/carneros-napa-restaurants.jpg\" alt=\"dining carneros\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/carneros-napa-restaurants.jpg 640w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/carneros-napa-restaurants-300x152.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h1>Why stay in the town of Napa<\/h1>\n<p>We begin in the north end of the Valley with the city of <strong>Napa<\/strong>. Napa is bustling! Napa is undergoing a rejuvenation. Napa is on the rebound from a devastating earthquake in August of 2014. Restoration of old buildings is progressing, and there are the exciting new hotel and business developments. There are many lodging choices from fancy hotels, and B&#038;B\u2019s to moderately-priced motels. \u00a0Gourmet dining is within walking distance of most hotels. Back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/napa-valley\/\">Napa Valley Wine Country Planning Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What people do in downtown Napa<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Wine Tasting<\/strong>: Some call the town of Napa the &#8220;Wine Tasting Room Capital of the World.&#8221; There are over 40 tasting rooms within walking distance of the downtown and hotel area. For the latest list of tasting rooms see <a href=\"https:\/\/donapa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/NDA-Tasting-Room-Chart-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Do Napa<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit shops in the <a href=\"http:\/\/napasriverfront.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riverfront Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Walk, jog, or bike along the Napa River Trail<\/li>\n<li>Take a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.napavalleyadventuretours.com\/kayak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kayak tour<\/a> of the Napa Valley<\/li>\n<li>Spend time at the <a href=\"http:\/\/oxbowpublicmarket.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oxbow Public Market<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Visit the historic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvoh.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Napa Opera House<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Walk to and dine at <a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/napa-valley\/napa-valley-restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upscale restaurants<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hit the Mercantile Shop<\/li>\n<li>Hike <a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/alston-park-hiking-in-the-napa-valley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alston Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/donapa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Do Napa<\/a> page for complete downtown Napa information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Best restaurants in Napa<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/napa-valley\/best-napa-restaurants-in-downtown-and-nearby\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/bestnaparestaurants.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/bestnaparestaurants.jpg 640w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/bestnaparestaurants-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/bestnaparestaurants-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/napa-valley\/napa-valley-restaurants\/\">A complete list of our recommended places to dine in downtown Napa and nearby<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Best lodging in downtown Napa<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/napa-valley\/napa-valley-lodging\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/best-lodging-napa.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/best-lodging-napa.jpg 640w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/best-lodging-napa-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/best-lodging-napa-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/napa-valley\/napa-valley-lodging\/\">Hotels, B &#038;B&#8217;s, as well as budget minded places to stay in Napa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why stay in the town of Napa We begin in the north end of the Valley with the city of Napa. Napa is bustling! Napa is undergoing a rejuvenation. Napa is on the rebound from a devastating earthquake in August of 2014. Restoration of old buildings is progressing, and there are the exciting new hotel &#8230; <a title=\"Napa &#8211; Gateway to the Napa Valley\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/napa-gateway-to-the-napa-valley\/\" aria-label=\"More on Napa &#8211; Gateway to the Napa Valley\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"ppma_author":[1885],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11430"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11430"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19857,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11430\/revisions\/19857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=11430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}