Santa Barbara, Solvang & Los Olivos Tour- History, Quaint Villages and Wine

This tour begins with pickup at your Santa Barbara location, and kicks off with a drive up Santa Barbaras bustling State Street. History is rich here and you will learn about the citys architectural history as you head to the Santa Barbara Mission. At the old Mission, built in 1786, your guide will provide you with a historical overview of Santa Barbaras past, including Chumash history, Spanish Colonization and the Mexican period. Youll have the opportunity to visit the Mission museum and rose garden, and walk the front grounds as you desire. You will then continue to Santa Barbaras wine country, about an hour away. Your guide will give you insights into the wine making industry of the region, and the locations featured in the movie Sideways, filmed throughout the area. You will then be escorted to the heart of the quaint Danish-American town of Solvang, where for a few hours you can enjoy wonderful activities of your choice. In this charming village, built in the early 1900s, you may seek out Danish pastries, farm-to-table food, shopping and wine tasting if you desire. You can even visit the Hans Christian Andersen museum, or rent a surrey to explore the village. This tour offers discounted and 2 for 1 wine tasting coupons for local wine tasting rooms which feature wines produced from the many bountiful vineyards throughout the valley. Next, the tour heads to a unique olive oil tasting on a small family farm in Santa Ynez, for an experience to remember. You will see where the olives are grown, and learn about how the farm produces the the many flavors of olive oil they create. The final stop before heading back to the city of Santa Barbara is the tiny village of Los Olivos, built during the stagecoach era, which is now home to boutiques, wine tasting rooms, bakeries, restaurants and galleries. Here you will see more important landmarks shown in the movie Sideways, and learn about the towns history as a stagecoach stop. During your time in Los Olivos, where you will spend a little over an hou

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