Lehigh Valley
Bethlehem Real Estate, Luxury Homes, Lehigh Valley PA Realtors
When it comes to housing, Bethlehem real estate offers one of the best places to live on the East Coast. The valley offers a lower cost of living than some of its northeastern neighbors, with easy access to major cities, colleges, parks and entertainment.
Bethlehem PA real estate and Lehigh Valley area property listings include many beautifully restored and maintained historical homes for sale, as well as many newer homes, and brand new modern homes, townhouses, and condos.
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The city is located in the heart of Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley real estate region, which is bounded on the north by the Blue Mountain, on the east by the Delaware River and on the south by the South Mountain.
The inviting natural beauty offers Bethlehem PA home and real estate owners to enjoy numerous local leisure activities such as fishing, boating, horseback riding and hiking along the Delaware Canal.
Numerous diverse boutiques, galleries, antique shops, restaurants, and cafés also attract locals and visitors alike.
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Real estate in Bethlehem, PA, blends culture and commerce, progress and preservation. Among its cultural highlights are the nine-day Musikfest, the Blueberry Festival, Celtic Classic, the Bach Festival and, of course, several events of the Christmas season, which draws thousands to the area.
Ideally situated in the heart of the Lehigh Valley in the eastern part of Pennsylvania, Bethlehem, PA is an aesthetically quaint town with modern verve. Boasting a strong economic base and excellent school system, Bethlehem—with its tree-lined streets and historic architecture—is also picturesque.
Bethlehem real estate is minutes from the Lehigh Valley International Airport, offering more than 48 nonstop and same-jet departures daily with airlines such as Continental, United, Delta, US Airways, and others.
Founded on the banks of the Monocacy Creek by the Lehigh River by a small group of Moravians, the oldest Protestant denomination, on Christmas Eve in 1741, when Count Zinzendorf of Saxony visited the area. Today, a huge electrical star shines nightly from the peak of South Mountain.
Bethlehem was aptly named after the Middle East town said to be the birthplace of Jesus in the Christian story of Christmas.
Today, the nicknamed “Christmas City, USA” decorates its brick-paved, pedestrian friendly downtown for the holiday season with thousands of lights, luminaries, ornaments, and fresh evergreens, and celebrates with old-fashioned horse and carriage rides, caroling, and special theatrical events.
Much of the town’s modern history is linked to Bethlehem Steel Company, the company 1880s steel maker that set the United States on course as a leader industrial leader.
Bethlehem Steel, which has gone into bankruptcy in recent years, seeks efforts to redevelopment of the company's 160-acre site along the Lehigh River.
The name of the redevelopment project is Bethlehem Works, with one of the highlights being the National Museum of Industrial History, which will detail the industrial history of the United States. Also planned are sports, recreation, entertainment, dining, and retail establishments.
