Carmel-by-the-Sea

Carmel-by-the-Sea is a small incorporated village on the Monterey Peninsula with a mile-long white-sand beach at the foot of a forested residential district of distinctive cottage architecture. The historic Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, founded in 1770, anchors the southern edge of town. The compact downtown is densely occupied by art galleries, and the village has a long association with visual artists dating to the early twentieth century.