{"id":789,"date":"2014-05-07T20:44:46","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T20:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/f6b.6c3.myftpupload.com\/?page_id=789"},"modified":"2020-01-21T17:14:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T17:14:47","slug":"things-to-do-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sonoma-valley\/things-to-do-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Do in Sonoma Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12769\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12769\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/thingstodo-sonoma-valley.jpg\" alt=\"things to do in Sonoma Valley\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/thingstodo-sonoma-valley.jpg 640w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/thingstodo-sonoma-valley-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fun and family activity is to tour the Mission off the Plaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">The main attraction in Sonoma Valley is wine and food, but there are many other things to do in Sonoma Valley. The town of Sonoma is just 45 minutes from the San Francisco Golden Bridge. The Sonoma Plaza or Square is the focal point of this busy little wine country town. A walk around the Plaza will take visitors to many historical sites and fabulous shopping and dining. There are plenty of things to do for the entire family. You can shop, dine, taste wine, and explore. Here is our list of the <strong>top things to do in Sonoma<\/strong>, a wine country gateway to the Valley of the Moon.<\/p>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[ google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-3584518074112100\"; google_ad_slot = \"7584420535\"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; \/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/><!-- wine route content --><br \/><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Top Things to Do in Sonoma Valley<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a walking tour of the historic sites around the Sonoma Plaza (pick up guide at the Visitor Center in the Plaza)<\/li>\n<li>Have coffee and a pastry at the <a href=\"http:\/\/basqueboulangerie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Basque Boulangerie Caf\u00e9<\/a>, 460 First Street East<\/li>\n<li>How about lunch at the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegirlandthefig.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Girl &amp; the Fig<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Window shop the streets and lanes surrounding the Sonoma Plaza<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sonomaplaza.com\/galleries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Do an art gallery walk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Visit the California Mission \u2013\u00a0<a style=\"color: #990099;\" href=\"http:\/\/missiontour.org\/sonoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Solano de Sonoma<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #990099;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sonomavalleywinetrolley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ride the Sonoma Valley Wine Trolley<\/a>\u00a0-A cable car wine tour<\/li>\n<li>Hike in\u00a0<a style=\"color: #990099;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parks.ca.gov\/default.asp?page_id=481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sugarloaf State Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rent a bike and go on your own or take a guided bike ride in the Sonoma Valley<\/li>\n<li>Do the tasting rooms around the Sonoma Plaza. <a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sonoma-valley\/sonoma-tasting-rooms\/\">Here is a list of the best to visit<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Stop in at the famous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonomacheesefactory.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonoma Cheese Factory<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Visit\u00a0<a style=\"color: #990099;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wildwoodmaples.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wildwood Farm<\/a>\u00a0in Kenwood home to many Japanese Maples and Dogwood plants<\/li>\n<li>Tour the <a href=\"https:\/\/buenavistawinery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buena Vista Winery<\/a> &#8211; founding date of 1857 by Count August Hazasthy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A very useful and handy book to have along as you explore the Sonoma Valley:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #990099;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1598802631\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=winecountryge-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1598802631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moon Spotlight Sonoma Valley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[ google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-3584518074112100\"; google_ad_slot = \"7584420535\"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; \/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/><!-- wine route content --><br \/><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>More resources for traveling Sonoma Valley<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sonoma-valley\/sonoma-valley-wineries-2\/\">Sonoma Valley Wine Routes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Sonoma Wine Country Lodging\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sonoma-valley\/sonoma-wine-country-lodging\/\">Sonoma Valley Lodging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Sonoma Valley Wine Map\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sonoma-valley\/sonoma-valley-wine-map\/\">Sonoma Valley Wine Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Top Delis \u2013 Sonoma Valley\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sonoma-valley\/top-delis-sonoma-valley\/\">Sonoma Valley Picnic wineries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sonoma-valley\/\">Sonoma Valley Wine Country Planning Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sonoma-town.jpg\" alt=\"Sonoma wine country or Sonoma Valley\" class=\"wp-image-5872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sonoma-town.jpg 640w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sonoma-town-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/sonoma-town-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Sonoma City Hall  on the Plaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main attraction in Sonoma Valley is wine and food, but there are many other things to do in Sonoma Valley. The town of Sonoma is just 45 minutes from the San Francisco Golden Bridge. The Sonoma Plaza or Square is the focal point of this busy little wine country town. A walk around the &#8230; <a title=\"Things to Do in Sonoma Valley\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wine-regions\/sonoma-valley\/things-to-do-2\/\" aria-label=\"More on Things to Do in Sonoma Valley\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":391,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"ppma_author":[1885],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789"}],"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=789"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15079,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789\/revisions\/15079"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}