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is no secret that Mendocino is very popular with tourists – after all he has for many years seen nationally as a backdrop for television Murder, she wrote.

The series has over 12 years, a total of shooting his last episode in 1996. Meanwhile, 264 episodes were broadcast to millions of viewers each week, serving each segment a good part of the landscape in and around Mendocino. Interestingly, there were only nine episodes filmed in the city – using the 255 other shows footage outside producers then seized the city for the nine rungs.

When you visit this city for the first time, the seascape just reaches out and touches your spirit. It’s not just Mendocino – the entire stretch of coast north of Mendocino in yields in the opinion of each a little more spectacular than the last. Driving this section of Highway 101, you really have an extra effort to make in order to concentrate on your driving, lest you be lulled into a meditative trance.

Mendocino is situated on a cliff overlooking the vast Pacific is enthroned. It is a small town and really just what you might look from a new England fishing village. A mix of Cape Cod architecture and historic windows give the city an almost theme-type city. Windswept trees, rolling green hills and steep cliffs are footsteps from the village several miles from the coastal paths, ideal for hiking and taking pictures are. Below, secluded beaches and arrogant, rocky shore.

The village has a varied shops – Unusual currently available, one-of-a-kind vintage musical instruments, toys, you name it – mingled with historic homes, inns and restaurants. With more than 60 films shot here, it seems that everyone has a video connection, somehow. Blair House Bed and Breakfast was fictional home of Jessica Fletcher, the character Angela Lansbury stars in Murder, She Wrote. Over the Heritage House, their claim to fame is that the inn was used as a backdrop for the movie “Same time next year. And so on.

Lodging for the night did not have a relationship with movies, although the popular MacCallum House Bed & Breakfast Inn has a very strong connection with the history of Mendocino. This house was built in 1882 and was from Alexander MacCallum, whose father built the law was one of the first settlers in Mendocino. Finally, the house was converted to an inn, bed and breakfast, and went through several owners, until he bought two years ago by local residents Jed Ayres and Noah Sheppard.

The 30-something Ayres was an unconventional path to high school students in Mendocino MacCallum House owners. He started at the hotel while he was still a student, works in the summer at the Heritage House as a server, hop Bell and Deputy Director. But having an MBA, he took a summer internship at the computer retailer AmeriCorps Data, which eventually resulted in the position of CEO of the Bay Area office of the Company control of 100 employees and sales dollars. Therefore Ayres then one position all the more important, with a start-up DSL provider, which has unfortunately closed its doors next year. It was time for a decision.

“I want to go home and do something else and wanted a family,” says Ayres. And then he and longtime friend and local contractor Sheppard an agreement to buy the house MacCallum, where Ayres had already worked. Ironically, she bought the restaurant from Alan Kantor, the Ayres way back had rented, when, as a dishwasher. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Cantor remained with the restaurant and is now recognized as one of the best chefs in the region. Ayres went from rags semi-Mogul, Mendocino version of Donald Trump.

In the short time that Ayres and Sheppard have belonged to the inn, the crew fired up, because the technical know-how Ayres to bring Internet marketing. The partners have to continue to buy more buildings, including the renowned Manoir Reed, who is the newest and perhaps the most luxurious hotel in Mendocino. It is now known as the MacCallum Suites.

Our stay at MacCallum House was quiet and restful, and gave us a great opportunity that just down the block to the local dealer or a hike along the headlands where the trails offer breathtaking views of the coast and visit the city itself, we were in the “Upper Barn Suite,” a unit of the second floor in a building on the lawn of the main house. It is the largest property MacCallum room overlooking the ocean. L The unit has a private terrace and a fireplace, a bar, a refrigerator and a spacious lounge next to the bed, bath and kitchen. The old furniture is usually – or approaching old.

Of course, eating at MacCallum House is a large part of the deal, and luckily we decided to dine there next breakfast, usually with your room. The meals were well below expectations. Breakfast For example, a squash omelet or red potatoes with cremini mushrooms, or the main course we tried, Lupe’s Breakfast Burrito, a delicious combination of sausage Apple Turkey belong, scrambled eggs, cheddar, onions, peppers and salsa on a new tortilla. Most menu items dinner highlight that the regional courts and are fresh.

After a good meal should come from the exercise, and there is no shortage of places to hike in the area of Mendocino. In addition to the previously mentioned ways, there are many areas where you can walk by rivers and streams and even enjoy Redwoods. Mendocino near you find a total of five state parks and five state beaches awaiting your exploration. The increases range from sports to moderately difficult.

A different kind of work is available if the number of galleries open their doors to artists and group exhibitions, special openings between the hours of 5 and 7 pm It will be offered the second Saturday of each month. In fact, the beauty of Mendocino has always signed artists and the Mendocino Art Center to teach himself to become an artist.

Finally, if you think you go to Napa to the great wines of California have experience, Anderson Valley of Mendocino is an easy drive. There are a total of 40 wineries and 16,000 acres of vineyards in Mendocino County. Anderson Valley, with its different climate zones at each end, provides excellent conditions for growing a variety of grapes.

Yes, that’s the only mystery that can not solve Jessica Fletcher just how much natural beauty to finish a city: Mendocino, California. A GLANCE

WHERE: Mendocino is about 150 miles north of San Francisco and is accessible from Highway 101 to below the north, then Highway 128 North-west coast. Landscape is rich once you get to 128

What: Mendocino is one of the targets in the northern California coast, each with spectacular views and coastal charm. Mendocino is perhaps one of the most beautiful, and so it was used as background in more than 60 films. When you think vacation in California to the East Coast and spirit is one of the most beautiful coastlines in the entire state.

WHEN: Any time of year. The summer is hot, of course, but any time of year is subject to fog along the coast. In bad weather hits, Mendocino is protected from flooding than most communities in the region – but it’s always getting in the vicinity of water and storms from the Pacific. Many people consider the weather part of the charm. Make sure and check travel deals and packages at certain times of the year are regarded as the “oppo-season.”

WHY: beautiful scenery and the atmosphere, and some of the most beautiful rooms on the coast.

HOW visit: For more information on Maccallum House or call 800-609-0492 www.maccallumhouse.com.