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Carmel
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One hundred fifty kilometers south of San Francisco, against a backdrop of beaches, Carmel is a city of writers and artists, home to numerous galleries. It also features one of the most beautiful Spanish missions on the coast (21 were built here), including the Mission San Carlos Borromeo, dating back to 1770.
Overview of Carmel
One hundred fifty kilometers south of San Francisco, against a backdrop of beaches, Carmel-by-the-Sea (its official name) is a city of writers and artists, home to numerous galleries. It also boasts one of the most beautiful Spanish missions on the coast (21 were built here), including the Mission San Carlos Borromeo, dating back to 1770.
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- Type of place: small town.
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- Population: 3,891 inhabitants (2016).
- Area: 2.8 km².
- Altitude: sea level.
- Website: https://www.carmelcalifornia.com
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Also worth seeing within a 100 km radius of the city:
Big Sur
This is 140 km of coastline between Carmel and San Simeon, featuring striking cliffs plunging into the ocean. You’ll find beautiful small beaches and great hiking spots.
This is 140 km of coastline between Carmel and San Simeon, featuring striking cliffs plunging into the ocean. You’ll find beautiful small beaches and great hiking spots.
Highway 1
Officially the "California State Route 1." This famous road runs along the coast for nearly 900 km, from north of San Francisco to south of Los Angeles. It’s one of the most beautiful and tourist-friendly routes in the USA, especially between SF and LA, offering a chance to explore the coastline and all the towns worth stopping at along the way.
Officially the "California State Route 1." This famous road runs along the coast for nearly 900 km, from north of San Francisco to south of Los Angeles. It’s one of the most beautiful and tourist-friendly routes in the USA, especially between SF and LA, offering a chance to explore the coastline and all the towns worth stopping at along the way.
Monterey
This small town is one of the most beautiful and pleasant on the coast. Once the state capital, it still boasts numerous historic buildings in its center. It’s also famous for its giant aquarium and the marine mammals in its bay.
This small town is one of the most beautiful and pleasant on the coast. Once the state capital, it still boasts numerous historic buildings in its center. It’s also famous for its giant aquarium and the marine mammals in its bay.
Pinnacles National Park
This small, relatively quiet site, not far from the coast and San Francisco, offers some beautiful rocky landscapes of volcanic origin and a few caves. You can hike here.
This small, relatively quiet site, not far from the coast and San Francisco, offers some beautiful rocky landscapes of volcanic origin and a few caves. You can hike here.
San Jose
Museums and the famous "Winchester Mystery House" in this city sometimes called the capital of Silicon Valley.
Museums and the famous "Winchester Mystery House" in this city sometimes called the capital of Silicon Valley.
San Simeon
North of San Luis Obispo, this small coastal village is home to impressive colonies of elephant seals and Hearst Castle, the famous former residence of media mogul Randolph Hearst.
North of San Luis Obispo, this small coastal village is home to impressive colonies of elephant seals and Hearst Castle, the famous former residence of media mogul Randolph Hearst.
Santa Cruz
Surfing and theme parks are on the agenda (among other things) in this city in Monterey Bay, not far from San Jose.
Surfing and theme parks are on the agenda (among other things) in this city in Monterey Bay, not far from San Jose.