| Monterey, California, the oldest city in | | | | Monterey Bay Aquarium with it's over 200 |
| California, was founded in 1770. It has | | | | award-winning galleries and exhibits and |
| approximetly 30,000 residents, an | | | | it's approximately 550 different species |
| average high temperature 0f 65.3 | | | | of marine life. Play golf at Pebble |
| degrees, an average low temperature of | | | | Beach Golf Links which was ranked the |
| 47.8 degrees, receives rain an average | | | | No. 1 Public Course in America by Golf |
| of 67 days a year and is on the Monterey | | | | Digest in |
| Peninsula which has over 98 miles of | | | | 2005. Take one of the numerous whale |
| coastline. | | | | watching boat cruises and watch Grey and |
| The beautiful city of Monterey is | | | | Killer whales, dolohins, turtles, |
| approximetly 115 miles south of San | | | | porpoises, sea lions and more. Go sport |
| Francisco and 350 miles north of Los | | | | fishing for Albacore, Cod, Flounder, |
| Angeles. It can be reached by air, car, | | | | Halibut, Salmon, Sea Bass, and Sole. |
| train, boat and bus. Just getting to | | | | Visit one of the hundreds of art |
| Monterey is an experience in itself. For | | | | galleries on the Peninsula. Stay at |
| most of your trip you will have | | | | hotels like the Hyatt Regency Monterey |
| California's gorgeous coastline on one | | | | Hotel with it's onsite 18-hole Del Monte |
| side and beautiful forests and mountains | | | | Golf Course and it's heated outdoor |
| on the other. In my opinion, the best | | | | swimming pools or the Monterey Plaza |
| way to visit Monterey is by car. Just | | | | Hotel & Spa which combines elegant |
| driving through the Monterey Peninsula, | | | | European architecture, wide-sweeping |
| with all of it's beautiful scenery and | | | | coastal views and sophisticated style to |
| old Spanish architecture, can be an | | | | create the perfect vantage point by |
| experience of a lifetime. | | | | which to enjoy the gentle sounds of |
| Whether you enjoy, lying on the beach, | | | | surf, the fresh scent of sea air and the |
| swimming in the ocean, surfing, sport or | | | | sight of sea otters at play. If all that |
| surf fishing, golfing, shopping, | | | | is not enough for you, take a drive up |
| visiting art galleries, antiquing, | | | | the coast and in less than two enjoyable |
| dining, sightseeing, whale watching, | | | | hours you can be in San Francisco, |
| taking romantic walks along the beach or | | | | eating in Chinatown or enjoying the |
| just relaxing in a luxury hotel, you can | | | | nightlife. |
| do it in Monterey and you can do it | | | | For more information about the city of |
| without fighting heavy traffic, without | | | | Monterey, California see: a directory |
| being crowded and without breaking the | | | | of links to the city of Monterey, |
| bank. | | | | California guides and directories |
| Discover Old Fisherman's Wharf with it's | | | | listing hotels, restaurants, attorneys, |
| great restaurants, seafood, unique | | | | real estate brokers, information, |
| shops, whale watching, fishing, and bay | | | | resources, services, things to do, |
| cruises, theatre, and the sights and | | | | places to go and more. |
| sounds of Monterey's past. Visit the | | | | |