California Travel Directory

Healdsburg is a small Sonoma County city where the Dry Creek Valley, Alexander Valley, and Russian River Valley wine regions meet, built around a Spanish-style town plaza, with a food and wine reputation that has made it an increasingly upscale destination in its own right, distinct from both Napa Valley and the town of Sonoma.

Napa is the largest city in Napa Valley and the county seat of Napa County, a downtown hub of tasting rooms, dining, and the Napa Valley Wine Train, distinct from the smaller upvalley wine towns where most of the region's famous wineries are actually located.

Sonoma is a small historic town centered on California's largest Mexican-era plaza, the town of Sonoma Valley, a wine sub-region within the much larger Sonoma County, known for the Bear Flag Revolt, Mission San Francisco Solano, and its more laid-back alternative to nearby Napa.