The Cove at Celo Mountain - Blog: 2011 Top Accolades for Asheville Area

Fodor's, of travel guide fame, has named Asheville the Top Destination in 2011 - outranking places such as the Amalfi Coast, Marrakesh, and Mozambique. Gorgeous scenery, art, music, and food and drink were among our area's big draws. We agree. Asheville is an incredibly wonderful place to visit.

But we encourage you to drive up into that beautiful scenery you are viewing from Asheville. Our historic hometown of Burnsville has just received its on "stardom" with online vacation specialists, Living Social Escapes, highlighting the historic and legendary NuWray Inn with its offer of "Comfort in the Carolinas." Over 800 purchases were made in the few days this was highlighted - and still 2 days are left as of this writing, in case you want to grab your own stay date. Mark Twain, Jimmy Carter, and Elvis Presley are just a few of the legends who have stayed in what WNC magazine calls the "Grand Dame." Southern Hospitality Magazine and TarHeel Travel with WRAL in Raleigh and Durham also highlighted it. (Links to highlights and video are given below.) But these are all places to visit.

THE COVE AT CELO MOUNTAIN, outside of Asheville and off the Blue Ridge Parkway, is the place to live. Nestled in the South Toe River Valley on Celo Knob, this gated sanctuary setting puts you in the midst of the scenery you view from Asheville and just minutes from the NuWray Inn. Within the locally art-commissioned gate that reflects the profiles of our mountains: hone your fly-fishing skills at any of our several trout ponds before getting out on the big rivers all around us, build your endurance by hiking our manicured trails before hitting the nearby Appalachian Trail or any of the area's top-ranked hiking trails. Relax by the 30' waterfall, site of the planned Hidden Water Lodge, Pavilion and Lookout before heading out to the incredible Crabtree Falls and other plentiful waterfalls within minutes of us that attract tourists from all over the country. Enjoy fresh, organic food from our family farms and businesses in the area that supply some of Asheville's top-ranked restaurants and markets. Step outside your Cabin at Celo or custom-built mountain home and get out on and in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Hike the trails, rock climb the mountains, swim/raft/tube/fly-fish the rivers, drive the acclaimed Blue Ridge Parkway or see the beauty of the area the old-fashioned way-on horseback, ride (or rent) your bike or motorcycle along the top-ranked 80 S scenic route of valleys/mountains/rivers, take a guided nature tour at Mt. Mitchell State Park. Some of America's most acclaimed natural beauty is here for you to enjoy - just outside the front door of your Cove at Celo Mountain home.