Monterey, California City Guide
For over 20 years, Pamela Lanier's Monterey, California Travel Guide has been your connection to Monterey's tourism community with invaluable details on local attractions, restaurants, shopping, museums, history, outdoor recreation and more.
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Carmel-by-the-Sea, with a population of 5,000 residents, plays host to thousands of visitors each year. By the 1920's Carmel had already achieved its international reputation as an artists' colony. Now its biggest attractions are the downtown shopping district and its beautiful beaches. You won't find many sidewalks, streetlights, neon signs or mailing addresses, but you will find specialty shops, boutiques, art and photography galleries and great restaurants. Carmel Valley is a combination of sunshine and countryside. The valley retains the agricultural character of its history: Rustic barns, fields of lettuce, vineyards and grazing animals. The village is 12 miles east of Carmel and is home to Garland Ranch Regional Park.
