Southern California Attractions

Thu, Jul 1, 2010

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The private beaches in Laguna Beach and Newport Beach anchors what has come to be known as the California Riviera. It is famous for its great surfing, body surfing, volleyball, and some good ole sun bathing. When the surf is up you will enjoy and see some of the most spectacular waves crashing against the reefs and beautiful ancient rock out cropping.
Several movies and T.V. shows have been filmed in Laguna and Newport Beach over the years from expressing the great music by the Beach Boys to the local scenes of great actors using the unsurrendering background of one of the most beautiful coastlines in all the world to create music on the big screen for people worldwide to remember and enjoy.
Laguna Beach and Newport Beach has a large cast of movie greats who over the last 75 years has been instrumental in forging this 24 miles of beautiful coastline into becoming known as the California Riviera. Such stars as John Wayne, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Midler, Michelle Pfeiffer, Greta Garbo, Shirley Temple and countless other stars did and still live and vacation here.
Some of the top Executives from Fortune 200 and 500 companies own homes and vacation to the California Riviera from all over the world. We have had two Presidents of the United States live and vacation to both Laguna and Newport Beach. Richard and Pat Nixon, Ronald and Nancy Reagan plus many other Presidents visiting and vacationing over the years.
Many other wealthy and progressive people have made Laguna Beach their home and added to the local culture. It is one the top 5 vacation places people want to visit from around the world.
Laguna Beach, California was ranked by neighborhood demographics as the highest square foot priced homes in the United States and the second highest average home price of $5,974,737 only behind Beverly Hills California at $7,908,912. As of February 2010 portfolio.com ranked Newport Beach, California the richest city with the median value of homes exceeds one million dollars and over 25% of the households earn over $200,000 per year. You now can see why these neighboring cities make up the California Riviera.
Take a trolley ride or a car from downtown Laguna Beach and within a few minutes you will find yourself at one of the three most prestigious resorts in all California. To the North is Salt Creek beach park with a 1.8 mile white sand shore line and abundant walking trails that rap around and through the Ritz Carlton of Laguna Niguel consistently ranked among the world’s most premier travel destinations. Through a tunnel going under Pacific Coast Highway you enter a park that leads you to Monarch Beach Golf course, a Robert Jones Jr. Par 70 design, which is adjacent to the St. Regis and is California’s Forbes only five star resort and AAA five diamond retreat.
A few minutes to the North you will find the Montage Resort and Spa with every element in place for an ideal retreat. A refined resort perched high on a coastal bluff, pristine white sand beaches below, and the picturesque community of Laguna Beach all around. The Montage of Laguna Beach resort has received award winning distinctions for its comfort ability, elegant accommodations, and distinctive regional dining. Come and explore the Montage Resort and Spa’s own hidden beauty and tradition of Aliso Creek Inn and Golf Course where the canyon meets the coast in the famous seaside village of Laguna Beach.
Now find yourself on a trolley headed to downtown Laguna to the heart of breath taking canyons that hosts the world renowned Festival of the Arts, Pageant of the Masters, Sawdust Art Festival, and Art-A-Fair each summer. As you walk the downtown tree lined streets you see the seaside cottages, quaint shops, chatty pubs, espresso bars making for a great night life while listening to the surf pounding against the reefs of Laguna’s world class main beach. Crystal Cove state park coming from the North is the entryway to Laguna Beach with its 3.2 miles of white sand beaches and 2400 acres of underdeveloped woodland which is popular for hiking and horse back riding.
The California Riviera created the infrastructure to accommodate a great cross culture of surfers, artist, street vendors welcoming the rich and famous to come play with endless entertainment, fine dining, and glamorous night life that is second to none in the world and only just a few moments away.

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