2–3 DAYS

145 MILES/235KM

GREAT FOR...

HBJ

BEST TIME TO GO

April to October for

optimal sunshine.

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ESSENTIAL

PHOTO

Danish windmills in

Solvang.

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BEST FOR

WALKING

Los Olivos’ wine-

tasting rooms and

boutique shops.

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Santa Barbara

Wine Country

Oak-dotted hillsides, winding country roads, rows of sweetly

heavy grapevines stretching into the distance – let yourself be

seduced sideways by the Santa Maria and Santa Ynez Valleys.

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Buelton

Santa

Ynez

Lompoc

LosPadres

NationalForest

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Solvang

Kitschy, but still

adorable Danish

village

40 miles

Santa Rita Hills

Cool pinot noir and

chardonnay grapes

55 miles

Santa Barbara

Mediterranean

architecture with

SoCal beach glamour

0 miles

Foxen Canyon

Where warmer Rhône

varietals thrive

90 miles

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS