American
Historic Small Towns Itineraries and Wine Tours
Loudoun County is renowned for rolling hills of farms and
vineyards, pastures filled with grazing horses, and the Blue Ridge Mountains;
it is also just 25 miles from Washington DC.
Leesburg
is Loudoun's county seat, has seen significant history from 1758, and has a
well-preserved downtown historic district with stunning 18th and 19th
century architecture. Leesburg is also a shopping and dining venue and features
historic sites such as Gen. George C. Marshall's home, Dodona Manor and Ball's
Bluff Civil War battlefield. Video
Middleburg,
known as the capital of Virginia's horse country, has been welcoming visitors
since 1787. It is also a shopper’s delight, with home furnishing and antique
stores, boutiques and more; a stroll through this historic hamlet is an
experience in itself. Middleburg has hosted iconic American personalities such
as Jackie Kennedy and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Purcellville
is a charming farm town that became the center of commerce in Western Loudoun
with the arrival of the railroad in 1874. Today, the rail bed has been
converted to the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park, a paved
multi-use recreation trail that runs 45 miles from Arlington, Virginia.
Waterford
is a National Historic Landmark Village where Virginia's oldest
juried crafts fair is held the first weekend of October. The fair offers
historic homes tours, 160 juried craftspeople with hands-on demonstrations,
children activities, traditional music and dance, Colonial-era militia
encampments, marching fife and drum corps, and Civil War re-enactors with
skirmishes.
Lovettsville is a German settlement and Loudoun's northern most town.
Hillsboro is home to 100 residents. It is the second smallest
Virginia town in geographic size, the fourth smallest in population.
Loudon County Vineyards
Hillsborough Vineyards is perched along a mountain slope. The
tasting room is housed in a renovated 1840s stone barn, a cool respite during
the dog days of summer and cozy by the fireplace in winter. From the terrace
outside, visitors experience Hillsborough’s luxuriant gardens and trickling
fountains, framing the view of the Loudoun Valleys below and the Blue Ridge
Mountains in the distance.
Breaux Vineyards is one of Virginia’s
largest wineries with over 100 acres planted across a 404 acre estate. Proceed
up the meandering driveway past manicured lawns that give way to sweeping views
of vineyards as they extend up Short Hill Mountain. Nestled between the hills,
Breaux’s vineyard and mountain views can be enjoyed from the tasting room,
Patio Madeleine, and their landscaped terraces.
Bluemont Vineyards sits high on an eastern slope of the
Blue Ridge Mountains at 951 feet above sea level, offering spectacular views of
the countryside and beyond.
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