In Asheville, North Carolina we like to think it’s the altitude that affects our attitude. Our friendly ways and Southern hospitality will charm you as much as the expansive vistas seen from our porches. Imagine a city where gargoyles keep watch over an Art Deco downtown. Where smoke-blue mountain peaks not only accentuate the skyline—they dominate it.
Rated as one of the "Top 10 Places to Live" by Outside Magazine, this is the city of Asheville, North Carolina.
Surrounded by thousands of acres of majestic mountains, plateaus, rolling valleys and mystical coves, Asheville is a city not easily forgotten once visited. With its winding hilly streets graced by architectural gems from the past, Asheville has come to be known as the "Paris of the South."
Located at the hub of the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains, 2,216 feet above sea level on the Asheville Plateau, Asheville is the largest city in Western North Carolina and the tenth largest municipality in the state, covering an area of 40.99 square miles. It is located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers in a river-formed valley that runs 18 miles north and south.
Asheville regularly appears on national rankings of the best places in America to live. Click here to view Asheville's Quality of Life Awards |