90 Minute Walking Tour of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carmel, California

This is a 90 minute self-guided walking tour starting and ending at the Carmel Visitors Center. The tour will cover historic hotels, shops, art galleries, wine rooms, fairy tale architecture, Devendorf Park, Carmel Beach, and quaint courtyards and passageways that beg to be explored.

A few words on parking - There is plenty of parking in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Just make sure that you follow the time limits or you will get a parking ticket. Parking in the central business district is free for 2 hours in most places. There are also three places for free unlimited parking: Vista Lobos 3rd Avenue and Torres, center of median on Junipero Avenue between 3rd and 5th Avenues, and Sunset Center North Lot on 8th Avenue between Mission and San Carlos Streets. Finally if you want to pay for parking, we do have one paid parking garage under the Carmel Plaza at Mission Street just north of 7th Avenue.

Once you are parked make your way to the Carmel Plaza south side Ocean Avenue between Junipero and Mission Streets.

Coffee and pastry may be purchased at Coffee & Cocoa Bar or picnic snacks at The Cheese Shop. Both are on the first level of Carmel Plaza.

Exit Carmel Plaza from the first level on the west side to Mission Street, turn left and pass Patisserie Boissiere. They also have a yummy take-out picnic menu available starting at 11:30am. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).