Livermore, CA is a lively city located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is known for its many wineries, beautiful landscapes, and outdoor activities such as hiking and biking. There are also plenty of shops, restaurants, and attractions to keep visitors busy. People come from all over to visit this wonderful place and experience all it has to offer.
The reviews of Livermore, CA are overwhelmingly positive. Visitors praise the natural beauty of the area and its proximity to top destinations such as San Francisco and Oakland. Many people comment on the abundance of activities available in the city as well as the friendly locals who make visitors feel welcome. The wineries draw much attention from wine aficionados who appreciate the quality of wines produced in Livermore. Overall, people who have been to Livermore highly recommend it as a great place to visit or live!
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Which wine would you like with that? - 9/5/2008
Livermore is 80,000 people at the east end of a valley. There are no adjacent towns to the north, south, or east. The hills are visible from every direction. There are 30 wineries in town and grape vines everywhere, sometimes within housing developments. The wineries have free tastings with many open 7 days a week. The main city festivals are based upon wine - "Art in the Vineyard", "Honey and Wine Festival".
Livermore is the only place in the country with 2 nuclear weapons labs but it also means lots of people with PhD's live here.
Downtown has been completely redone including a free parking garage downtown next to the 800 seat theatre that opened in 2007.
Parks are constantly expanding. Bike trails link the park system and there are bike lanes on the main streets.
Livermore is part of the larger San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland area. The closest bay area train station is a 15 minute drive. Downtown San Francisco is 45 minutes away. Napa is an hour
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A great spectrum of opportunities - 9/4/2008
Livermore has about 80,000 people. It's located at the end of a valley. There are no adjacent towns to the north, south, or east. The hills can be seen from all directions. There are 30 wineries in Livermore and almost all of them have free wine tastings every day. There are vineyards everywhere - sometimes within housing developments.
Most of the local festivals have related to wine - "Art in the vineyard", "Wine and Honey Festival". The park system is constantly growing in size. There are lots of bike trails through the parks and bike lanes on the main streets. The
downtown has been completely redone with large water fountains and a new large free parking garage downtown next to the 800 seat theater that opened in 2007. City leadership is progressive and responsive to the citizens.
The largest winery here is Wente. They run a very deluxe restaurant with an outdoor summer concert series with artists like Boz Scaggs, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, and
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Fantastic place to live!!! - 8/6/2008
I've lived in the midwest for ten years, my wife is from western PA, my best man is from NY, NY, lived in the middle east, traveled in europe extensively for one year, lived in Southern California, honeymooned in PEI, Canada, studied in Mexico and lived there.
Crossed the country four times by car.
My point? I've seen and lived in a lot of places.
I really like Livermore. Expensive? That's relative! Expensive relative to the rest of the U.S. undeniable. Relative to LA or the San Francisco Bay area? No.
I like being in the middle of vineyards and cows but only 45 minutes by Bay Area Rapid Transit to one of the prettiest metropolitian cities in the world, San Francisco. 2.5 hrs. to Sierra Nevada extreme vertical drop skiing, or beaches. 30 minutes from 2000 miles of navigatible delta waterways where the water is warm and like glass for waterskiing.
Livermore has, not quite metro quality restaurants but very acceptable, diverse
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Cold and Hot - 12/31/2007
Livermore is a great place to live, it is is hot in the summer and cold in the winter, just as it should
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Ghetto ! - 9/9/2006
Livermore Used To be a nice place to live ! Now there are parts in Livermore That are very bad with poverty and Gang related Crime & alot of drug trafficing.Now if anyone does not beleive this you can take a walk out in the hood and see what happens
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Livermore, California - 7/17/2006
I really love living in Livermore. It has a small-town feel and a unique personality derived in part from a diverse population that includes cowboys and physicists who not only live side by side but are sometimes the same person. Livermore has a thriving art community and a new wine-growing identity. It has lots of educational opportunities, with a junior college in town, two state universities nearby, and satellite campuses of UC campuses and several other institutions also nearby. The drawbacks are the high summer temperatures, the high cost of housing, and the smog (the valley that makes the city so charming also traps smog). I am looking for somewhere less expensive to live when I fully retire, but I find I want a place that still has the elements I love about
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