Southern Home – September-October 2019

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 | SOUTHERN HOME 106

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF BILTMORE

Accommodations

Overnight guests can choose from

The Inn or The Village Hotel.

Tours

The Biltmore House tour is a

self-guided audio tour with guest

hosts posted in each main room of

the home’s three fl oors and

basement. View displays of the

Vanderbilts’ original artwork

collection and furniture.

Gardens

Explore the 80-plus acres of formal

gardens beyond the home and enjoy

the landscape architecture of

Frederick Law Olmstead.

Explore

Antler Hill Village offers casual fun,

including live seasonal entertainment

at the Village Green, historical

exhibits, and farm exhibits. Enjoy

complimentary samples of

award-winning wines at the estate’s

winery and take a tour of the facility.

Dining

Drawing from Asheville’s farm-to-

table culinary scene, Biltmore is

home to many formal restaurants

and casual spots for quick bites.

Menus change seasonally and

include fresh offerings from local

farms and gardens.

Horseback Riding

Riders of all experience levels can

enjoy trail rides through miles of

woods and pastures through guided

group and private rides.

River

Take a fl y-fi shing excursion with

world-class instruction or fl oat down

the French Broad River to enjoy

wildlife views. Guided rafting trips

and self-guided kayak trips are

offered April through October.

Shooting Sports

Spend the day with expert shotgun

instructors to learn clay shooting or

wingshooting. Open to all experience

levels, students will receive instruction

in techniques such as skeet, trap,

sporting clays, 5-stand, and bird

hunting.

Carriage Rides

Take a relaxing ride through meadows

and woods on a 12-person

wagonette or two-person carriage.

agenda includes, a self-guided tour through the

home’s three floors and basement is a must. The

tour includes audio, and guest hosts are posted in

each main room ready to answer questions and

provide information about the life of the Vanderbilts.

Take in the panoramic views of the Blue Ridge

Mountains while you wander through each

carefully conserved room filled with furnishings

and artwork that illustrate and illuminate life

during a fascinating and historical era.