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San Simeon
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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.
Overview of 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.
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- Type of place: village.
- Tourist interest: (worth seeing).
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- Population: 462 inhabitants (2012).
- Area: 2 km²
- Altitude: sea level.
- Website: https://visitsansimeonca.com
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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.
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 Luis Obispo
Halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the city is sometimes a stop for those who want to see its old Spanish mission or take advantage of its surroundings for hiking on foot or by bike.
Halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the city is sometimes a stop for those who want to see its old Spanish mission or take advantage of its surroundings for hiking on foot or by bike.