At the heart of the Californian wine making industry, Santa Rosa is a lively, popular city and home to almost 162,000 residents. At the center of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa is part of the wider San Francisco Bay area, and provides easy transport access to San Francisco, Fremont and Oakland. Enjoying a warm, sunny climate for most of the year, Santa Rosa is popular as an outdoor and recreation destination, within a short drive of the Californian coast. Santa Rosa sits roughly 50 miles south of the Golden Gate Bridge, and just a short distance from the attractions and tourist amenities in San Francisco, one of America's leading tourist cities.
Santa Rosa is renowned locally as a center for nightlife and entertainment, with a variety of restaurants, bars and attractions based around the downtown area making for a lively night scene in the city.
Visitors to Santa Rosa can frequently be found exploring the streets of Railroad Square, the city's historic district, which is home to a variety of early industrial and commercial buildings.
