There are so many attractions near Fresno hotels, it can be challenging to decide which ones to visit. One truly unique site is the Forestiere Underground Gardens. Just take a quick drive from your Fresno hotel and you will be in another world.
Designed and built by Baldassare Forestiere, the underground home and gardens include three levels and cover ten acres. You can explore the mazes of corridors, rooms, and courtyards where fruit trees, grape vines, and shrubs grow.
Fresno, CA hotels are the best place to stay for an easy, convenient visit to the gardens. On hot spring and summer days, a descent into the underground oasis will immediately cool you off. The home was cleverly built to escape the heat of Fresno summers. You can see where Forestiere lived in style and comfort with a parlor, summer and winter bedrooms, a courtyard, and a modern kitchen. The underground shelter not only protects from summer heat, but retains heat in winter, and provides shelter from wind and rain.
Public tours are offered year-round, but the gardens close when it rains because of the muddy conditions on the garden floors. Luckily, hotels in Fresno are conveniently located close to several other attractions, so you will have no trouble finding a fun activity nearby. Hotels in Fresno, CA offer an excellent place getaway any time of year, so book a room today and find out for yourself.
