Taken on a walk from the Inn to the winery. The tower is part of the winery and the vineyard is a demonstration vineyard...their real vineyards are elsewhere on the estate.
Chimney Rock. The stairs visible on the picture take you to the top. There are trails from there which you to the point where the remake of Last of the Mohicans's was shot in 1992.
The front of the Biltmore. From the beginning the house had heat, electricity and indoor plumbing...a huge deal in 1885 when the house was opened. It is built of steel, concrete and limestone.
The dining room at the Inn at the Biltmore.
The oldest house on the estate near the inn. It was on the estate when George Vanderbilt bought the property and dates to the Civil War.
The back of the Inn on the Biltmore Estate. At the time the estate was purchased it covered 200 square miles. Most recently the grandsons divided the land in half - one wanted to develop the land since he is a land developer. The other grandson and his sons share Vanderbilt’s desire to make the estate self sufficient and to be stewards of the land—he owns the house, the buildings that supported the house and the Inn.
2 comments:
Dooooode! Lydia now lives in Asheville, NC!!
Dooode! Lydia HAS to hit up the Biltmore. It looks off the hook.
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