A Guest at the Hearst Castle…Stepping Back In Time

With the opulence and grandeur of a palatial European estate, the Hearst Castle is perched high atop a hill overlooking San Simeon and the Pacific Ocean.  The castle is the creation of newspaper publisher and tycoon, William Randolph Hearst.  Located on Highway 1, half-way between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the estate combines art, architecture and magnificently manicured gardens.  Its history reads like a sultry romance novel; combining love, hate; wealth and scandal.