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What to Do in Monterey County, California
Just two hours’ by car from San Francisco (and another five from Los Angeles), Monterey is the perfect pit stop on a road trip down the Pacific coast. Whether you’re a Big Little Lies fanatic wanting to get lost in the show’s setting, a city slicker looking for an ocean-gazing reset or a oenophile sniffing out the next big vino, it’s time to turn up that Michael Kiwanuka track and hit the highway. These are the must-do experiences on our Monterey itinerary.
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Where to Shop in Monterey County, California
Cheese parlours, streets choc-a-block with fiercely independent galleries and zen-like homewares stores stocking everything from blissed-out botanicals to hand-thrown ceramics. With its growing artistic enclaves and flocks of city types seeking respite on its shores, here's where we're shopping in Monterey.
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Where to Drink in Monterey County, California
Independent cocktail bars, hip craft breweries, and venture further afield to the satellite villages dotting the peninsula, sustainable vineyards to rival Napa’s begin to appear. These are the bars, wineries and brew houses we're raising a glass to in Monterey.
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Where to Eat in Monterey County, California
A stroll away from the carnival of the waterfront’s Cannery Row, you’ll find sleepy Italian restaurants and chic French bistros. Here's the restaurants we're making tracks to in Monterey.
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A Pocket Guide to Monterey County, California
Ocean-gazing Monterey is enjoying something of a renaissance right now, both on the small screen and IRL. More relaxed than San Francisco, with a cooler climate than California’s southern stretches and a world away from edgy LA, the Golden State’s lesser-known city is where many Californians are heading to rest and reset.