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( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.scheidvineyards.com ; San Carlos St, at 7th Ave; tasting fee $10-20;
noon-6pm Sun-Thu, to 7pm Fri & Sat)
Wine-tasting rooms abound downtown. Pop into Scheid Vineyards to sip a prodigious
variety of grape varietals, all grown in Monterey County.

Forest Theater THEATER
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 831-626-1681; www.foresttheatercarmel.org ; cnr Mountain View Ave &

Santa Rita St)
At this 1910 venue, community-theater musicals, dramas and comedies and film screen-
ings take place under the stars by flickering fire pits.

Information
Downtown buildings have no street numbers, so addresses specify the street and nearest
intersection only.

Carmel Chamber of Commerce TOURIST INFORMATION
( GOOGLE MAP ; 800-550-4333, 831-624-2522; www.carmelcalifornia.org ; San Carlos St, btwn
5th & 6th Aves; 10am-5pm)
Free maps and brochures, including local art gallery guides.

Carmel Pine Cone WEBSITE
( www.pineconearchive.com )
Free weekly newspaper packed with local personality and color - the police log is a com-
edy of manners.

Getting There & Around
Carmel is about 5 miles south of Monterey via Hwy 1. There's free parking (no time limit)
in a municipal lot ( GOOGLE MAP ; cnr 3rd & Junípero Aves) behind the Vista Lobos building.
MST ( 888-678-2871; www.mst.org ) 'Grapevine Express' bus 24 ($2.50, hourly) connects
Monterey's Transit Plaza with downtown Carmel, the mission and Carmel Valley. Bus 22
($3.50) stops in downtown Carmel and at the mission en route to/from Point Lobos and