Relax at El Cielo Resort and Winery in Mexico’s Valle de Guadalupe

Located amid 71 acres of rolling hillside vineyards, El Cielo can provide the perfect location from which to explore all the valley has to offer.

El Cielo Resort and Winery in the Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California, Mexico, is unusual in that it pairs a luxury resort with a fully operational winery. Photo courtesy of Jim Farber

There’s a memorable scene in the 1937 film “Lost Horizon” when Ronald Coleman, freezing to death in a snowy mountain pass, stumbles through a fissure in the rocks and looks down on the sun-drenched valley of Shangri-La. You might experience the same sense of wonder when you discover Baja California’s Valle de Guadalupe—Mexico’s Napa Valley.

Dating back to the era of the Spanish missions but known today for its Mediterranean-style weather and endless rows of vineyards, Valle de Guadalupe has evolved into one of Mexico’s premier tourist destinations.