Carmel
Carmel
was once a mecca for artists, writers, and intellectuals. This is the
picturesque village where Robinson Jeffers, Robert Louis Stevenson,
Jack London and George Sterling lived and worked. Carmel has a
spectacular beach and a busy luxury/gourmet shopping area. Unusual
stores include Wings America (aviation specialty), Sun
Country Kaleidoscopes, and the
Mole
Hole (art glass). There are several
interesting art galleries, such as the Bleich
Gallery of Impressionism, the well-known
Galerie
Blue Dog, the Mary
Titus Gallery, the Gallerie
Amsterdam, the Thomas Kinkade Gallery, and
the Rosamond
Gallery.
Sights of Carmel
Art
galleries
Carmel Mission
Carmel
Valley
Forest
Theater
Mission
Ranch
Robinson Jeffers,
author
Rock
climbing
Rowntree Native Plant
Garden
9 Reasons to love Carmel
1. Buildings have no address numbers
2. No parking meters
3. No fast-food restaurants
4. No neon allowed
5. No billboards or large commercial signs
6. Very little street lighting
7. No businesses allowed within one half-mile of the beach
8. Bikinis not allowed in the business district
9. Clint Eastwood is the mayor (since 1986)