"The Carmel Mission Basilica, the mission of San Carlos Borromeo, founded in 1770 by Junipero Serra, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California USA"

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Carmel-by-the-Sea

With borderline fanatical devotion to its canine citizens, quaint Carmel has the well-manicured feel of a country club. Watch the parade of behatted locals toting fancy-label shopping bags to lunch and dapper folk driving top-down convertibles along Ocean Ave, the village’s slow-mo main drag.


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