2 Luxury Villas in Aspen

Aspen sits in Colorado's Rocky Mountains at about 7,900 feet, roughly 200 miles west of Denver. It is built around four ski areas -- Aspen Mountain, rising directly above downtown and served by the Silver Queen Gondola; Aspen Highlands; Buttermilk, home of the Winter X Games; and Snowmass, the largest of the four, a short drive from town. Downtown Aspen keeps much of its 19th-century mining-town character along streets like Cooper Avenue and the Hyman Avenue pedestrian mall, now lined with restaurants and shops. In summer, the area shifts to hiking and mountain biking on trails like Maroon Bells -- often photographed as Colorado's most recognizable peaks, a short drive from town -- along with the Aspen Music Festival. The Maruca Group's Aspen villas are set in and around town and the surrounding mountainside, within reach of the ski lifts and downtown.