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Climate, Wine, and the Beach Are Among Santa Barbara's Perfect Delights |
| Section: LIFE / TRAVEL |
| Author: Corinna Lothar |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2006 |
| Size: 2,036 Words, 12,526 Characters |
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"Welcome to the American Riviera," said our host, Jean Paul de Craemer as he gestured at the setting for a very Californian al fresco lunch of white asparagus, snapper and white wine set elegantly on the rooftop of the Andalucia Hotel. It was not much of an exaggeration. California seems to produce everything, and have everything.
From the Andalucia's roof--where the swimming pool sparkles in the noonday sun and the potted lemon trees rustle in the breeze--the red tiled roofs and whitewashed villas of Santa Barbara, spilling down the hills to the ocean 10 blocks south of the hotel, do, indeed, resemble the famed Mediterranean coast.
Like the real Riviera, as de Craemer, the food and beverage director of the hotel, says, Santa Barbara is blessed with a benevolent climate, beaches, a...
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Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, 123 E. Canon Perdido St.; 805/965-0093; www.sbthp.org
Cloud Climbers Jeep Tours; 805/965-6654; www.ccjeeps.com
Santa Barbara Pedicab, 805/320-0374; www.sbpedicab.com
In Santa Monica: Hotel Casa del Mar, 1910 Ocean Way; 310/581-5533; reservations 800/898-6999; www.hotelcasadelmar.com
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