Little Italy - San Diego, CA
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denben
N 32° 43.406 W 117° 10.102
11S E 484222 N 3620639
Little Italy is a scenic neighborhood in Downtown San Diego composed mostly of Italian restaurants, Italian retail shops, home design stores, art galleries, and residential units.
Waymark Code: WM10E0J
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/21/2019
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Little Italy is one of the more active downtown neighborhoods and has frequent festivals and events including a weekly farmers market, also known as the Mercato. The neighborhood has low crime rates when compared with other neighborhoods in Downtown San Diego and is maintained by the Little Italy Neighborhood Association, which looks after trash collection, decorations, and special events.
The Saturday before Mardi Gras, there is the Little Italy Carnevale, a Venetian mask event with several vignettes of entertainment and an open house for retail shops and restaurants.
In April, there is ArtWalk, the largest art event in the west coast with over 120,000 people coming to purchase various mediums of art - paintings, photography, jewelry, furniture and more.
Also in April, there is Gran Fondo (Big Ride) Colnago San Diego, where over 3,000 bicycle riders from all over the world come to ride throughout "America's Finest City" in a 32, 53 or 100 mile ride that starts under the Little Italy landmark sign. (
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Our photos were taken around the Little Italy sign. We spent 3 nights in a hotel nearby.