Saratoga is located on the West side of Santa Clara County, due West of San Jose. We decided to take a trip there to see three different places. We visited Villa Montalvo, now called the Montalvo Arts Center. From there, we went to Hakone Gardens and then finished it off with a trip to Mountain Winery.
Montalvo Art Center
Villa Montalvo
Ann Weber 2010 found cardboard, staples, polyurethane, and steel
Statue, pond and bamboo
Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster closeup
Italianate Garden
Statue
Pavilion
Pavilion detail
Pavilion detail
Century plant
David Middlebrook “head of man” 2010 basalt, cast bronze, and cedar timbers
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Hakone Gardens
Koi pond and bridge
Koi
Hakone
Lantern and bamboo
Lantern
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Mountain Winery
Vineyard
Looking East toward San Jose
The Chateau
The stage. The winery provides the backdrop
The winery from the back
Vineyard and an old tractor
