夫勒斯诺市 这是一个令人惊讶的活泼的假期. Seven stadiums and a pair of arenas satisfy sporty types, and an annual Woodward Shakespeare Festival in lush Woodward Park reveals 夫勒斯诺市’s cultural bent.

但农业才是王道. 检出的 葡萄园农贸市场，星期三下午和星期六上午. In early spring, drive or bike along the 62-mile 花路, when the route lined with fruit and nut trees is in full bloom. 在夏天，它变成 弗雷斯诺县水果小径, and fruit stands overflow with seasonal produce.

回到城里，探索地下 Forestiere地下花园, hand-dug by an Italian immigrant who saw going underground was a great way to keep cool and comfortable during Central Valley summers. 孩子们喜欢 查菲堡动物园, especially the frolicking pinnipeds in Sea Lion Cove. 每月 艺术啤酒花 是探索的好方法吗 壁画区这里是艺术家工作室和画廊的温床. After dark, restaurants and clubs light up the neon-bright 塔区.

坐落在 弗雷斯诺开花轨迹的小镇 桑格 is flanked by rolling hills lined with rows of fruit trees and vineyards. Whether you’re here to see the orchards in bloom or traveling to 红杉和国王峡谷国家公园在美国，停下来享受一下乡村生活. 囤积当地的蜜饯 森特维尔水果站 或者在向日葵迷宫中蜿蜒前行. Buy fresh peaches, nectarines, and apricots at the 花径果摊. 在餐厅享用墨西哥煎蛋 花路咖啡馆. 当地有三家酒庄值得一游Ramos-Torres Rhone-style葡萄酒, 国王河酒厂 清淡爽口的白葡萄酒，还有 Marechal葡萄园 for hearty Cabernets and full-bodied Tempranillo. 的 桑格仓库博物馆 features beautiful Native American artifacts plus a diorama explaining the history of logging in the Sierra Nevada (桑格’s log flume played an important role).

Minkler的小村庄坐落在 弗雷斯诺开花轨迹, where drivers and cyclists flock in February and March to see rose-colored sprays of peach and nectarine petals, 粉红色的杏花, 还有白色的杏仁火焰, 李子, 和苹果的树. 一年中的任何时候，都是明克勒的 雪松视图酒厂 值得停下来品尝手工酿制的葡萄酒吗. 酿酒师为他们的稀有酒而自豪 阿利坎特Bouschet grapes, which were popular among home winemakers during Prohibition. Cedar View uses the red-fleshed grapes to make fruit-forward red blends. 位于通往的路上 国王峡谷和红杉国家公园，酿酒厂在现场 红杉海景床和早餐 offers three elegantly decorated suites surrounded by vineyards and farm fields. 就在这条路上 校舍餐厅和酒馆 serves farm-to-table food and features live bands every Friday night.

In spring, it’s easy to know when you’re getting close to 橙色湾. You can smell the sweet aroma of citrus flowers (a scent known as “azahar”) for 英里 around. 首页 to the Orange 花路—an extension of the 弗雷斯诺开花轨迹—this Central Valley town is a major citrus producer, specializing in lemons and oranges. Its historic City Hall anchors its petite downtown. If you’re in the mood for Mexican food, stop at OC Taco商店 on Park Boulevard for freshly grilled meats topped with onions and cilantro, or, 如果天气允许, 寻找户外座位 Mariscos洛杉矶战友则凡事 for plates of ceviche and aguachiles made with shrimp, octopus , and oysters.

雄伟的帝王河从这里流过 我从来 as it makes its long journey from the High Sierra to the Central Valley’s farms. 位于弗雷斯诺和维萨利亚之间, this agriculturally important town has been known as the “Fruit Basket of the World” since 1946. With more than 30 fruit and vegetable packing plants, 里德利在运送新鲜食品方面领先全国, 当地生产的食品. Wander around downtown’s turn-of-the-century buildings and see the colorful fabric craftsmanship on display at the 门诺派教徒被中心. Pick a spot for a picnic on the Kings River’s sandy beaches. If you have kids in tow, be sure to take them to Hillcrest农场. 在桃园和梅园之间是一座 小型蒸汽火车, with fanciful locomotives, train cars, and more than a mile of track built by the farm’s owners. 每个周末都提供乘车服务.

Kingsburg 骄傲地继承着瑞典的传统. Its Swedish coffee pot–shaped water tower can be seen from the freeway, and downtown is lined with gabled Nordic architecture. 面包店出售黄油糕点和 女士的厨房 瑞典煎饼配越橘果酱. This Central Valley town’s Northern European heritage dates back to 1873, when two Swedes arrived at what was then only a rail stop. Believing the local soil was ripe for farming, they stayed on. 没过多久, 他们的瑞典表亲和朋友也加入了他们, 到了20世纪初, 94 percent of Kingsburg’s residents were of Swedish descent. Today you can shop for Swedish gifts—colorful wooden Dala horses, Swedish crackers and preserves—at 瑞典Butik. 在5月或6月，吃新鲜的浆果 贝瑞小姐农场. And of course, if you love raisins, you must pay a visit to the 阳光少女葡萄干市场 (just look for the world’s largest raisin box). Plus, with Rhône varietals produced from its foothills estate vineyard near Yosemite 国家 Park, 拉莫斯托雷斯酒厂 offers a surprising destination for wine lovers. 以其丰富的树林和休闲的氛围, the tasting room is an appealing setting to discover winemaker and San Joaquin Valley native Oscar Ramos-Torres’s wines, including Cabernet Sauvignons made with grapes from Lodi.

靠近繁华的弗雷斯诺，却又隔着一个世界， 克洛维斯 is an authentic western town with brick sidewalks edging its 老城 streets and more antique and collectible shops per square mile than anywhere else in California. 即使你不是一个收藏家, you’ll enjoy wandering its streets filled with turn-of-the-century charm. Thumb through used, rare, and out-of-print tomes at 克洛维斯书谷仓 (ask to see their collection of first editions). 吃柠檬或蔓越莓脆饼 Rosetti的意大利式脆饼屋. 老城 克洛维斯 also hosts a fruit-filled farmers market on Saturday mornings year-round and Friday nights in summer. 如果你想锻炼身体的话, 26英里铺好的小路蜿蜒穿过小镇, 非常适合骑自行车或慢跑.