Over the course of a four-day golf weekend in Monterey ... and the place where the shock and awe of California's Pebble Beach, between Monterey and Carmel, begins to overtake your senses.

Not every California city enchants ... The heartbeat of Carmel-By-the-Sea is its quaint gridded village. Arrive ready to walk (in flats, of course), says Jack Galante, native Carmel resident ...