San Simeon - California, USA
A fishing village, an old time pioneering community, a Western beach town, a working artists colony and a castle. The San Simeon area - best known for Hearst Castle's visited by nearly a million tourists annually - offers an intriguing variety of towns and destinations for the Central Coast traveler. The coastal town of San Simeon, a beautiful area of pastoral and seaside vistas,is 65 miles south of Big Sur. A visit here should include a walk on the area's beautiful beaches, known for their shells, moonstones and beautiful sunsets. San Simeon is just three miles from the famed Hearst Castle, a magnificent estate of 165 rooms and 127 acres of gardens, located on a hilltop in the Santa Lucia Mountains overlooking the Pacific. Once home to newspaper published William Randolph Hearst. It is now a State Historical Monument. Visited by Hollywood movie stars, famous politicians and well-known journalists during its heyday in the 1920s and '30s, the Castle now draws vi