Rancho Palos Verdes

The Palos Verdes Hills and cliffs, with grand vistas of the Pacific Ocean and of Santa Catalina Island, are the city of Rancho Palos Verde's notable geographic features. As a result, Rancho Palos Verdes real estate boasts a sophisticated coastal lifestyle. The Point Vicente Interpretive Center is a premier whale-watching site that provides spectacular opportunities to view the annual migration of the Pacific gray whale from December through April. The Palos Verdes Nature Preserve, encompassing approximately 1,400 acres is owned by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and is co-managed by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy for ecological values and habitat restoration.

The reserve provides excellent passive recreational opportunities, as they are full of networks of hiking, equestrian, and bicycle trails. Standing on the most south-westerly point of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Point Vicente Lighthouse has long been one of this area's jewels. To the landsman, the lighthouse is a scenic delight and a continual attraction to sightseers, tourists, photographers, and painters. Poised above coastal bluffs with sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean, the Terranea Resort serves as the only luxury destination resort on the Los Angeles coast. The Mediterranean-inspired resort provides a sophisticated retreat for guests with a relaxed ambiance and panoramic seascape views.