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Artist Portraits in Santa Fe

During what was only my second visit to Santa Fe as an adult, I arrived at the home of artist Max Lehman, a sizeable property just a short drive north of town. Here again, I was struck by visual contradictions found throughout Santa Fe. The artist’s home is a beautiful mid-century… adobe. Two-foot thick mud [...]

Santa Fe Museums and Culture

An integral destination in your cultural explorations of Santa Fe will be Museum Hill, a short drive or shuttle ride from Santa Fe’s downtown Plaza. Here you’ll find four distinct museums that beautifully chronicle the last 400 years in Santa Fe’s history from different perspectives.  Located on this hilltop overlooking Santa Fe, The Museum of [...]

An Introduction to New Mexican Cuisine

The Basic Ingredients: There are many ingredients that typify New Mexican cuisine, such as goat cheese, pine nuts, squash, avocados, black and pinto beans. You will find these ingredients in almost every restaurant in Santa Fe, in some dish or another. But there are two food items that instantly come to mind when I think [...]

Unique Spa Life in Santa Fe

New Mexico has become a spa enthusiast’s go-to destination for treatments and spas that utilize the regions natural beauty and indigenous products, in settings that range from unique and quirky to downright luxurious. And at the heart of this growing spa culture across the state are a few noteworthy places that should be on your spa [...]

About vonSchmitt.com

Welcome to the Southwest- Welcome to vonSchmitt.com. Whether you are a resident of the picturesque American Southwest, a frequent visitor, or someone who has always dreamt of exploring our pristine beaches, snow-packed mountains, magnificent deserts, and multi-cultural communities, you have found an online magazine devoted to showcasing our signature Southwest lifestyles. vonSchmitt.com is the culmination of a lifetime of [...]