Historic site
El Rancho de las Golondrinas
31 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Sandra
May 12, 2022
Welcome! We invite you to take a journey to the past at “The Ranch of the Swallows.” This historic ranch, now a living history museum, dates from the early 1700s and was an important paraje or stopping place along the famous Camino Real, the Royal Road from Mexico City to Santa Fe. Experience the life of another time in a location unlike any other in America. Open June 1st
Welcome! We invite you to take a journey to the past at “The Ranch of the Swallows.” This historic ranch, now a living history museum, dates from the early 1700s and was an important paraje or stopping place along the famous Camino Real, the Royal Road from Mexico City to Santa Fe. Experience the li…
Ann
March 12, 2020
This living history museum, located just south of Santa Fe, recreates 18th-century ranch life. Guides, dressed in period clothing, show how people lived in early New Mexico. There are often weekend events like wine tastings, fiestas, or weaving exhibitions.
Carol
June 13, 2018
Living History Ranch of the 18th and 19th centuries
Michael
July 3, 2022
El Rancho de las Golondrinas, a historic rancho and now a living history museum, is strategically located on what was once the Camino Real, the Royal Road that extended from Mexico City to Santa Fe. El Rancho de las Golondrinas, located on 200 acres in the rural farming valley of La Ciénega just south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, strives to maintain examples of life during the period when Spain ruled in the southwestern portion of the North and most of the Central American continent. The museum opened in 1972 and is dedicated to the history, heritage, and culture of 18th and 19th century New Mexico. Guides are dressed in period clothing and demonstrate weaving, hide tanning, milling, blacksmithing, and the planting of crops. In addition to normal hours of operation, there are ten annual festivals at El Rancho de las Golondrinas. Its acequia system (irrigation ditch complex) is on the Register of Historic Places for New Mexico.
El Rancho de las Golondrinas, a historic rancho and now a living history museum, is strategically located on what was once the Camino Real, the Royal Road that extended from Mexico City to Santa Fe. El Rancho de las Golondrinas, located on 200 acres in the rural farming valley of La Ciénega just so…
Pamela
June 16, 2022
Beautiful historic ranch and living museum about New Mexico history.
El Rancho de las Golondrinas by Airbnb Experiences
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Location
334 Los Pinos Rd
Santa Fe, NM