When the Panama Canal was completed in 1914, California was suddenly connected to Europe in a way it had never been before. Perhaps it was this feeling of connection that inspired architects in ...

At the Eagle Inn in Santa Barbara, rose petals, morning breakfasts on a sunlit patio, and daily bike rides along the coast turn a family-owned historic property into one of the city’s most quietly ...

You may be familiar with Naples, Florida, and Naples, Italy. But what about the unincorporated area of Naples in Southern California? Spanning a whole mile of ocean frontage just northwest of Santa ...

A Spanish-Style house in Los Angeles, a contemporary house in Santa Barbara and a home with generous balcony space in San Clemente. By Angela Serratore This five-bedroom, four-bathroom house is in Los ...

Where to eat, stay, play and stop along the way during a roadtrip from Los Angeles to Oxnard, Santa Barbara and Montecito.

If a stylish getaway at a distinctly relaxed pace in a sun-kissed beach town floats your boat, Santa Barbara delivers in spades. It’s a vision of sun-splashed, white-washed stucco and red-tile roofs ...

A 1963 house in Encino, a hillside home in Orinda and a Mediterranean-style home in Santa Barbara. By Angela Serratore Vela Imagery for Sotheby’s International Realty Vela Imagery for Sotheby’s ...