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Fronted by azure ocean waves and backed by the soaring Santa Ynez Mountains, 圣芭芭拉分校 has been a favored getaway of Hollywood celebrities since the silent-movie era. In its cosmopolitan downtown, chic shops and edgy eateries are tucked between white stucco walls draped with bougainvillea that never seems to stop blooming. 计划参观? A few days is never enough in this idyllic coastal paradise.
Visit Old Mission 圣芭芭拉分校
圣芭芭拉分校’s stately 西班牙语-Mediterranean architecture is adopted from the regal 圣芭芭拉分校 Mission, one of 21 missions Spain built in the late 1700s to gain a foothold in what is now California. 圣芭芭拉分校’s mission is one of the grandest, with a magnificent Moorish fountain, 圆顶钟楼, 双钟楼, heirloom rose gardens, and an abalone-encrusted Chumash 印度n altar. Since its founding in 1786, the altar light has never been extinguished. 的 mission is open daily; tour its whitewashed rooms and museum or attend Sunday mass.
Stay at the Four Seasons Resort 的 Bilt更多的
Echoing the mission’s aesthetic is the Four Seasons Resort 的 Bilt更多的, a spectacular coastal property that wears the 西班牙语-Mediterranean style well. This vast-yet-intimate 1927 hotel shows off painstaking craftsmanship from adobe walls and wood-beamed ceilings to hand-made Mexican tiles and massive oak doors. Elegant archways, 楼梯, 塔, 喷泉, and loggias are found throughout its tranquil 22 acres. Bougainvillea-draped paths thread through the grounds. As at all Four Seasons properties, guests have access to a long list of amenities—lighted tennis courts, 健身中心, 奢华的温泉, and full conference and business services—but you could easily just lounge poolside at the Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club, or walk the brayed-tan sand at 蝴蝶海滩. Whatever you do, don’t miss 的 Bilt更多的's lavish 周日早午餐.
Hike La Cumbre Peak
圣芭芭拉分校’s grandeur doesn’t end with its architecture. 的re’s wild natural beauty to be discovered in the Los Padres National Forest lands that hug the city. 数十名 健行步道 start on 圣芭芭拉分校’s oak-lined northern edge, including the popular 10-mile round-trip to La Cumbre Peak. This challenging trail will test your cardiovascular fitness as you switchback uphill to 圣芭芭拉分校’s highest summit (3,995英尺). You’re well rewarded for your effort with sweeping views of the coastline and the Channel Islands.
参观 恐慌区
If climbing mountains sounds like too much of a workout, get in your 10,000 steps in 圣芭芭拉分校’s 恐慌区. This once-neglected warehouse district by the Amtrak station contains a fun-and-funky collection of galleries, 品尝的房间, 啤酒厂, 精品店, and sidewalk cafes. Try a handcrafted cocktail at 试飞员 tiki bar (ask for an umbrella in your drink), or a nitro milk stout at Topa Topa Brewing Company. Shop for vintage finds at 蓝色的门, and check out the penny-covered wall and artisan pizzas at 幸运便士. To see the city from on high, stop in at the 圣芭芭拉分校 County Courthouse. El Mirador, the courthouse’s 85-foot-tall clock tower, offers Instagram-worthy city views framed in its 西班牙语 arches.
Enjoy 斯登码头 & 圣芭芭拉分校 Harbor
Kids and kids-at-heart will love strolling along 斯登码头, the West Coast’s oldest continuously operating wharf (built in 1872). 走它的路,300-foot-long wooden expanse and pop into stalls and shops selling seafood chowder and beachy souvenirs. 的 圣芭芭拉分校 Harbor is a 15-minute walk away (or get there faster on the water taxi). 参观 Maritime Museum Store to shop for nautical gifts, wander past tidy rows of yachts and sailboats, dine at one of a half-dozen seafood restaurants, or finish out a perfect 圣芭芭拉分校 day with a sunset cruise on the Double Dolphin, 圣芭芭拉分校 Sailing Center’s colorful catamaran.
