Welcome to Monterey
This historic town of Spanish and Mexican heritage was the first capital of California. Monterey's Cannery Row, once the Sardine Capital of the World, was immortalized by John Steinbeck and the now famous waterfront area houses the popular Monterey Bay Aquarium, the elegant Monterey Plaza Hotel and touristy Wharf #1 with its fish-mongers and purveyors of steaming clam chowder served in crusty French bread bowls, freshly pulled taffy candy and whale-watching trips. Its many residential areas include homes from cottages, to ranch-style family homes, to easy-care condos to hillside villas with incredible bay and ocean vistas.
Monterey is equally renowned for its beautifully rugged, rocky coastline as it is for being the home of a collection of literary luminaries of the past. The wonderfully scenic city is positioned at the southern end of California's Monterey Bay and has become well-known for the diversity of the marine life along its shores and further out into the Pacific. Visitors and locals regularly spot dolphins and sea lions, not to mention pelicans, harbor seals and sea otters along the docks of Fisherman's Wharf.
The Monterey Homes Market
Similar to many of the other communities along this portion of California's northern coastline, Monterey has long been an enclave to artists. Numerous superstars of the literary world have made a home in Monterey, most notably John Steinback, Robert Louis Stevenson and Robert A. Heinlan. Once an important fishery town, the city's famed Cannery Row-area fish canneries have been converted to trendy, commercial art galleries. Several of the community's original fishing cabins have been artfully preserved to this day. Cannery Row is now ripe with plenty of delicious restaurants, and laid-back cafes and bars, as well as the ubiquitous Monterey Bay Aquarium.
The historic aesthetic of this well-established city permeates each and every neighborhood. Interested home buyers will find a wide range of property styles to suit their lifestyle, from the beautiful waterfront condos and single-family homes near Del Monte Beach to larger estate homes in gated communities like Monterra Ranch.
Pasadera is also a supremely popular choice; the golf community is located just 10 minutes from Monterey's downtown core alongside a beautiful Jack Nicklaus signature golf course.
Monterey Community Highlights
- Home to abundant & diverse marine wildlife, including dolphins, sea lions & sea otters.
- Monterey Canyon, the largest & deepest marine valley off the pacific coast, is located just a few miles from Monterey Harbor.
- Home to many of the largest aquariums on the western coast including the famed Monterey Bay Aquarium.
- Popular year-round for whale watching, including Gray Whales, Humpbacks, Orcas & many more.
- Home of the celebrated & popular Monterey Jazz Festival.
