San Clemente

Aug 14

Casa Romantica

Casa Romantica is the historic home of Ole Hanson, a co-founder of the City of San Clemente. It’s a beautiful location right by the beach and features arts and cultural events. People also use it as a wedding venue. The day we visited, someone had a wedding planned for later that day. My bf and I stopped by here before heading over to Pizza Port for lunch.

San Clemente beach view from Casa Romantica — Beach view in the other direction

Walkway connecting the main house to the garden

The botanical garden was quite lovely here. We saw these giant hanging plants. Not quite sure what they are, but they look pretty cool and they are massive.

Butterfly statue in botanical garden — Butterfly statue

Plant in San Clemente's Casa Romantica — Mystery plant. What is it?

Cloud tree statues at Casa Romantica — Cloud tree statues

The inside of the house has a few antique furniture items displayed. The reading room is a unique shape, like a hexagon or octagon. Two of the windows open to allow ocean cross breeze to cool the room. Natural air conditioning!

One of the things that surprised me was the attention to detail in the house. Look at that ceiling in the ballroom. The recessed squares and all that detailing around the lights. And let’s not forget about the crystal chandelier.

Casa Romantica's reading room — The reading room

Ceiling at Casa Romantica — An interesting ceiling

It was a cute little tour. I would recommend going earlier in the day; it was getting a little crowded as we were leaving. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any pictures from our Pizza Port lunch. But just know the pizza is delicious, and the beer! Favorite is California Honey Blonde Ale.