If you want to use public transport for the transfer, you can take the bus S3 of the regional transport company ART. from the low-cost Allegiant Air and the established American, United and Delta (or their regional subsidiaries) airlines, and from Asheville to Atlanta, Charlotte, Newark, Chicago and Fort Lauderdale. It is located about 20 minutes south of downtown Asheville, a very pleasant little 35,436111111111 -82,541666666667 3 Asheville Regional Airport ( IATA: AVL ), B.
North of Downtown: Montford, Five Points, Spears-Henrietta, Albemarle Park, Jackson Park, Norwood Park, Grove Park/Sunset, Grace, Lakeshore Heights, Lake View Park, Hills of Beaverdam.The average annual number of sunny days is 212. rainfall is slightly more frequent in late summer than in other seasons In winter, occasional slight snowfall is possible. The climate is subtropical and humid with warm summers (28.9☌ in July) and cool winters (8.6☌ in January). Geography and climateĪsheville is located at an altitude of 650 meters in the valley that the French Broad River has rocked the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The most famous German-speaking resident of Asheville was the actress and singer Daliah Lavi, who died here in 2017 But she is buried in her country of birth, Israel. The vast majority of the inhabitants support the Democratic Party, outstripping the surrounding Buncombe County, which is also politically blue. The median household income is $44,946: 19% less than in the US as a whole. Four-fifths of the inhabitants are white, the rest are mostly African-Americans Asians and Latinos are under-represented. The popular website ranked Asheville 12th in 2015 among the top 100 cities in the United States with the highest quality of life.Ĥ7% of the adult population are academics (at least bachelors), well above the German average. The Rolling Stone magazine has recently called the city the "New Freak Capital of America" because of the many new-born New Age disciples, vegans, and other alternative lifestyles in the city. One of the most famous inhabitants of Asheville was the Israeli singer and actress Daliah Lavi, who lived here until her death in 2017. More recently, Asheville has experienced a strong cultural rise, and has since been considered one of the most beautiful and liveliest cities in the United States. presenceīecause Asheville only recovered from this economic catastrophe in the 1980's, many of the old business buildings were never demolished or modified As a result, downtown Asheville is home to more art-deco buildings than most other American cities. The Asheville-born writer Thomas Wolfe has transformed the city's decline into world literature in his first-born novel Look Homeward, Angel (1929). The economic boom was severely interrupted by the Great Depression in 1929. In 1889, Asheville was the first city in North Carolina to have an electric tram. In 1880, Asheville was connected to the railway network and from then on took a slow but steady economic rise.
The whole time during our stay and after I kept saying if or when we come back to Asheville there is no other place we are staying besides here.In 1865 - four years after the civil war began - the Battle of Asheville was won by the Confederates in a few hours on the site of today's University of North Carolina. Grocery store and gas station and a few dining options. You feel like you’re in the middle of nowhere, secluded in your own private getaway but the outlets are right down the street. Toothbrush and toothpaste if you need them. Then as you explore you discover just how far the owners go out of their way to make sure you have the best experience possible. Enter the cottage and immediately you feel at home. Upon arrival you drive back to a very nice looking cottage.īefore you even walk through the door, you have this feeling that you did a good job picking a nice place to stay.