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Event Schedule:9:00 am to 1:00 pm @ Cabrillo National Monument1:00 pm to 1:45 pm -
Cabrillo National Monument is located at the southern tip of the Point Loma Peninsula in San Diego, California. It commemorates the landing of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542.
In celebration of the 100th birthday of the National Park Service in 2016, and National Park Week from April 16 to April 24, we’ll be visiting Cabrillo National Monument, which is overseen by the NPS. We have approximately four hours with our guide at the Monument. He’ll give us some detailed history about the park and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, and lead us on the 2-mile Bayside Trail.
After our time at Cabrillo, we will drive over to Little Italy, San Diego’s Italian neighborhood since 1871. We will have lunch at Filippi’s, Little Italy’s oldest restaurant/grocery. Lunch includes the following:
Non-alcoholic beverage of choice.
Wine or beer no host
Giant antipasto salads served family style with mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, Sicilian green olives, red cabbage, garbanzo and kidney beans, Imported provolone cubes, Mortadella, Calabrese salami, pepperoncini, Italian dressing.
Gourmet pizza pies served family style (Margherita - no sauce, fresh tomato, basil mozzarella, garlic; Sweet Italian sausage pizza; and Eggplant pizza.
Lunch will be followed by a guided walking tour from 3:15 to 4:45 pm.
We’ll learn about the history of this unique area of San Diego:
“Six thousand families of Genovese and Sicilian origin once called this home. The salty sea air, the ready-made port, the date palms, bougainvillea, geraniums, olive trees and cactus plants reminded many Italians of their sunny fishing villages back home. They painted their tiny wooden bungalow
homes the colors favored by their ancestors. They built their own boats, fished with hand-sewn nets, cultivated fruit and vegetable gardens, made fresh pasta by hand and baked golden loaves of sesame-topped Italian bread in igloo-shaped backyard ovens. Discover hidden neighborhood Little Italy landmarks that chart their story through time, their beautiful church with stunning religious art-frescoes, oil paintings and stained glass, historic homes from the 19th century, artifacts from the days when the Genovese & Sicilian fishermen dominated the seas, the Prohibition era, when for a brief time the infamous Black Hand intimidated from the shadows, plus a visit to an Italian grocery store built in the 1920's & much more... “
Our day will finish up with some delicious Gelato at Café Zucchero.
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Update of Schedule:
by Jim Mitchell
Sierra Club Members and friends…Saturday, April 16 Laurie Webster has organized a wonderful trip to celebrate National Park Week with a Saturday morning excursion to Cabrillo National Monument and an afternoon in San Diego’s delightful Little Italy Neighborhood.
Here is Laurie’s tentative event schedule:
9:00 am to 1:00 pm @ Cabrillo National Monument
1:00 pm to 1:45 pm – Leave Cabrillo, drive to Little Italy
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm – Lunch at Filippi’s; Introduction to Tour Guide; Background History of Area
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm – Walking Tour of Little Italy
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm – Gelato at Café Zucchero
In celebration of the 100th birthday of the National Park Service in 2016, and National Park Week from April 16 to April 24, we’ll be visiting Cabrillo National Monument, which is overseen by the NPS. We have approximately four hours with our guide at the Monument. He’ll give us some detailed history about the park and the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, and lead us on the 2-mile Bayside Trail.
After our time at Cabrillo, we will drive over to Little Italy, San Diego’s Italian neighborhood since 1871. We will have lunch at Filippi’s, Little Italy’s oldest restaurant/grocery.Lunch includes the following:
Non-alcoholic beverage of choice
Wine or beer no host
Giant antipasto salads served family style with mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, Sicilian green olives, red cabbage, garbanzo and kidney beans, Imported provolone cubes, Mortadella, Calabrese salami, pepperoncini, Italian dressing.
Gourmet pizza pies served family style (Margherita - no sauce, fresh tomato, basil mozzarella, garlic; Sweet Italian sausage pizza; and Eggplant pizza.
Lunch will be followed by a guided walking tour from 3:00 to 4:30 pm.
We’ll learn about the history of this unique area of San Diego:
“Six thousand families of Genovese and Sicilian origin once called this home. The salty sea air, the ready-made port, the date palms, bougainvillea, geraniums, olive trees and cactus plants reminded many Italians of their sunny fishing villages back home. They painted their tiny wooden bungalow
homes the colors favored by their ancestors. They built their own boats, fished with hand-sewn nets, cultivated fruit and vegetable gardens, made fresh pasta by hand and baked golden loaves of sesame-topped Italian bread in igloo-shaped backyard ovens. Discover hidden neighborhood Little Italy landmarks that chart their story through time, their beautiful church with stunning religious art-frescoes, oil paintings and stained glass, historic homes from the 19th century, artifacts from the days when the Genovese & Sicilian fishermen dominated the seas, the Prohibition era, when for a brief time the infamous Black Hand intimidated from the shadows, plus a visit to an Italian grocery store built in the 1920's & much more... “
Our day will finish up with some delicious Gelato at Café Zucchero. More details to follow.
