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Blue Ridge Mountains
Washington DC - Charlottsville (Virginia) - Roanoake (Virginia)- Boone (North Carolina) - Asheville (North Carolina) - Cherokee(North Carolina) - Great Smokey Mountains- Charlotte (North Carolina) - Atlanta (Georgia)
Imagine coming around a corner and suddenly catching your breath as the view opens up to a vast mountain landscape, a larger than life panorama of waves of blue hills. Stopping at a view point you see a deer and her fawns gently grazing, unaware that there are people around. Another vista reveals a burst of spring color and still another, a gushing waterfall. These scenes and more will unfold as you drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, the 459-mile road that connects Shenandoah National Park in Virginia with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. The drive is an opportunity to slow down and experience incomparable scenery. Meandering on the road, your eyes are always looking out for the next stunning view and the farthest Appalachian Mountain ridge lost somewhere in the expansive ever-present blue mountain haze. In Virginia, the terrain rolls gently. As the Parkway moves to North Carolina, the mountains become increasingly rugged and the road surrounded by majestic stands of trees. By the time you reach Tennessee, the blue haze has turned to a silver gray, with the Smokies punctuating the sky.
In between all of this natural grandeur, you can visit a series of historic towns with authentic culture. Some have not changed much since the Parkway was built. You can almost imagine Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee strolling down the streets of Lexington, Virginia. In Charlottesville, you can stand on the same street corner where Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe stood as friends and lawyers, before each became President of the United States. Boone has an outdoor drama that portrays the heritage of the area. Asheville is home to the 250-room Biltmore Mansion, the largest house in America. Admiring the Neoclassical, Romanesque Revival, Art Deco, and other styles of Ashville’s soaring buildings, you’ll get a sense of the depth and diversity of the city’s past. You can walk down cobblestone streets, relax in an outdoor café and enjoy an art walk, all the while surrounded by spectacular mountains. Carl Sandburg, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Wolfe and the Vanderbilts drew their inspiration from these dramatic mountain landscapes, and we know you will too. The Blue Ridge Parkway can become a part of your own personal history. Enjoy it – it’s one of a kind.
13 Nights From €1,319
Price per person based on 2 Sharing and Includes Flights, 13 Nights Accommodation, and Car Hire. - Subject to Travel Dates and Availability - Taxes Extra - Call or Email now for quote ! +353-1-8535000 or info@flydriveusa.ie
