Blessed with a rich history, stunning geography, and a Mediterranean climate, San Diego is without exaggeration one of Earth’s delightful cities.

Unlike any other city of its size, San Diego’s downtown core is a clean, cosmopolitan centre of fun and frivolity, not some tawdry place to avoid when the sun goes down. Northwest of downtown’s core, Little Italy is enjoying a little Italian renaissance of its own, booming with residential building, fine shops and galleries, and Italian eateries and ambience.

At the eastern edge of the Gaslamp Quarter, the formerly decrepit warehouse district has metamorphosed into the East Village, made newly convivial by its renovated lofts and antique malls. The adjacent Ballpark District, which is now the site of the San Diego Padres’ baseball stadium, has generated exciting changes as well.