La Jolla, CA Realty

La Jolla, California has been aptly nicknamed the Jewel City. This picturesque Pacific Ocean seaside resort is an affluent community only twelve miles from downtown San Diego and is home to the University of California, a well-known research institution; the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, one of the world's oldest; and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies which was founded by the developer of the polio vaccine. Wild seals congregate along La Jolla's lovely coastline, which is both sandy and rugged in different places and surrounded by scenic ocean bluffs.

There are a great variety of residential neighborhoods in La Jolla, including some that are situated along the bluffs. One of the landmarks of the area is Mount Soledad, which is topped with a concrete Latin cross that was originally put there in 1913. The San Diego Unified School District serves the community with a high school and elementary schools as well as a public charter school and several prep schools.

$5,250,000

1540 Virginia Way

Listing Courtesy Of:Coldwell Banker Residential

Sandicor / MLS#: 120060551

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$3,750,000

1694 El Camino Del Teatro

Listing Courtesy Of:Prudential California Realty

Sandicor / MLS#: 130019306

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$3,150,000

5560 Via Callado

Listing Courtesy Of:Prudential California Realty

Sandicor / MLS#: 120030417

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The Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla hosts the Farmers Insurance Open each winter. The town is the site of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, situated in a building that was the home of Ellen Brown Scripps, an American philanthropist, and that now has a permanent collection of European and American artworks and sculpture. Downtown La Jolla is charming and offers many upscale businesses including jewelry stores, art galleries, restaurants, gift shops and accommodations from quaint bed and breakfasts to modern deluxe hotels.

La Jolla combines the atmosphere of a European resort with the lifestyle of Southern California. A great variety of real estate is available ranging from private homes to condominiums and townhouses. They can be located right along the beachfront, or have ocean views, panoramic outlooks from a hillside or canyon, or be situated on lush, palm-tree-lined streets.