A hilltop compound just north of the center of Santa Fe is a private retreat newly on the market. Offered for $28 million by Tim Van Camp and John Rigatti of Sotheby’s International Realty – Santa Fe Brokerage, Vida Encantada is a rare property in this desirable New Mexico city.

Occupying 3.7 acres, it encompasses four residences offering roughly 18,000 square feet of living space. There are 14 bedrooms and 15 full and 10 partial batrhrooms, spa facilities including a salon, a two-person massage room, an impressively outfitted gym and a sauna. The houses offer plentiful storage throughout, including a safe in the main residence, a ski locker room, fur storage and numerous areas for grand entertaining. These include three large kitchens and five kitchenettes, a 600-bottle wine cellar and a three-car garage along with additional parking. An outdoor living and entertaining complex under an outsize portal boasts a heated swimming pool and a 10-person spa. An artificial lawn is perfect for lounging alfresco. The Campo entertainment pavilion supplies additional outdoor living and dining space along with a retractable screen and projector, creating a veritable open-air cinema.

For gardeners, the property is a lush place to grow things with colorful landscaping, perennial and rose gardens, vegetable and herb gardens, dozens of fruit trees, scores of berry vines and bushes, a 25-chicken coop and a greenhouse.

No comfort, convenience, or security has been overlooked: driveways, motor courts, and paths are equipped with a snow-melt system. Every residence is outfitted with a Crestron home automation system, and the estate offers four lighted underground storage spaces and four electronic server rack rooms.

Santa Fe is one of the Southwest’s most beloved places. The city is known for its luxury residential properties, but also for beauty, culture and recreational activities that work wonders in soothing the soul and stimulating the mind.

Santa Fe enjoys a diverse economic base, with many residents employed not only in government institutions but in such industries as tourism, light manufacturing, health care and mining. In addition, “The City Different,” as it is nicknamed, has highly-rated public and private schools.