Monterey Essential Info
Overview
See also: MonterreyMonterey is a town (population 28,000) in the Monterey County area of Monterey Bay in California.
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Basics
Best Time To Go
Year round
Current Time
Current Weather
58 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Fun Facts
- Spanish merchant Sebastian Vizcaino was the first European to set foot on the Monterey Peninsula in 1602 and christened Monterey after the viceroy of New Spain, Count de Monte Rey.
- The Monterey Peninsula is a world-renown golf destination with 26 public and private courses.
- The widely acclaimed Monterey Jazz Festival occurs each September and is the longest continuously running jazz festival in the world.
- The oldest standing public building in California is Monterey's Custom House, built during California's Mexican era in 1827.
- Clint Eastwood's famous movie "Play Misty For Me" started filming in Monterey in 1970, and included footage of that year's Monterey Jazz Festival.
Popular Foods
- Tapas
- Crab Cake