
37°45'50" s. w. 122°15'25" w. d
Country USA
State of California
Alameda County
Founded on June 6, 1853, and March 7, 1872
Area 59.5 km2
The height of the center is 10 m
Time zone UTC-8:00, in summer UTC-7:00
Population 74283 (2021)
Density 1131.3 people/km2
Phone code +1 510
Postal codes 94501-94502
Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, USA. It is located on a small island of the same name and part of the former Bay Farm Island near Oakland, in the San Francisco Bay. Next to Alameda is Oakland International Airport

Self-government
Alameda is a city with a special type of self-government (charter city), which allows you to organize authorities of your own structure, and not on the basis of federal or state laws.
Attractions
In the city, in the Naval Air Station Alameda, there is an aircraft carrier Hornet, turned into a non-state museum in 1998, which is visited annually by tens of thousands of tourists
The city owns an artificial Coast Guard Island, one of the largest U.S. Coast Guard bases on the West Coast
California is the golden state of America.
California is the most populous state in the United States, located on the Pacific coast. The landscape of California is very rich and diverse. Canyons, hills, mountains, and their celestial peaks reliably shelter the California Valley from the hot winds of the desert. It is in this state that the highest peak of America is located - Mount Whitney, and the lowest geographical point of the country, which is located in Death Valley.

The state of California is the magnificent San Francisco and hard-working Sacramento, it is the capital of Silicon Valley San Jose, and the angel city Los Angeles, it is the picturesque town of Palm Springs and the blooming resort of San Diego. In the cities of Laguna Beach, Santa Cruz, and Santa Barbara, there are the best resorts in California. It is here that the most fashionable and prestigious hotels in California are built. Very wealthy tourists rest at these resorts, naturally, the prices here are quite high.
Traveling to California is primarily associated with an indispensable visit to Hollywood, but this is far from the only attraction of this state. California hotels in the Hollywood area are particularly popular. Of course, because here you can meet famous American actors and actresses at every step.
California has traditionally been called the "golden state" of the USA, by the way, not only because of the gold found here. By this name, we mean both the blooming nature and the wonderful climate of this state.
Summer holidays in California are in particular demand among water sports enthusiasts. The California resort at this time of the year offers its guests excellent conditions for diving and surfing.

Tours to California in winter are readily purchased by fans of skiing. Yosemite National Park has excellent trails and descents.
A vacation in California includes shopping. In the richest area of Hollywood in Beverly Hills, there are boutiques of world-famous fashion houses. Prices in these boutiques are sometimes simply astronomical, but this does not bother wealthy tourists at all.
California attracts thousands and thousands of tourists from all over the world every year
Endless beaches and snowy passes of the Sierra Nevada, Hollywood, the IT giants of the Flint Valley, groves of giant sequoias, and futuristic interlacing highways — all this is California, the richest state in the USA, second only to Alaska and Texas in area. It stretches in a narrow strip along the Pacific coast from Oregon to the Mexican border.
The capital of California is Sacramento, less well known than San Francisco and Los Angeles. The coastal Road No.1 with a length of 1055 km passes through them, which patriotic Americans call the most beautiful on earth. This is true - stunning coastal landscapes, incredible bridges, and viaducts. On the territory of the "Golden State" are the first Disneyland and 8 national parks, including the fabulous Yosemite and the inhospitable Valley of Death. California is known as one of the most famous and largest wine regions in the world. Most of its wineries are open to the public.
Paradoxically, many brands of California wines are higher in quality than the famous French ones.

Regions and resorts of California
The territory of California — 1,240 km from south to north and 400 km from east to west - includes several regions that differ in climate, landscape, and natural beauty. The most populous, sunny, and attractive part of the state is its Pacific coast from San Diego to San Francisco with hot summers and mild winters. Los Angeles, full of temptations, bohemian Beverly Hills and Hollywood, world-famous long sandy beaches, and small towns inhabited exclusively by millionaires are located here.
Significant areas in the south are covered by the Mojave Desert. The scorching heat of the day combined with cold nights and rare rains almost deprived her of any vegetation and rewarded her with "alien" landscapes. They say that films were made here - the trips of rovers on Mars, and the landing of Americans on the Moon. The Death Valley National Park located here has the lowest point in the USA (86 m below sea level) and the hottest place in North America (recorded temperature +56.6 °C). Another unique feature of the valley is the large stones that are able to move by themselves. There are no scientific explanations for this. The stones move both small and large, very slowly and in different directions - which can be seen by the traces of movement in the form of grooves.

Lovers of hiking should go to the north of the state - to the national parks "Klamath", "Modoc", "Lassen" and "Shasta Trinity" with unspoiled nature and many trails for jogging.
Along the eastern border of California, the Sierra Nevada mountain range stretches for 750 km with snow-capped peaks reaching a height of 4418 m, and the Yosemite National Park with stormy rivers, waterfalls, and giant sequoias. Comfortable winter temperatures, the abundance of snow and sunny days, well-groomed slopes, modern lifts, and impeccable service have made local ski resorts one of the best in the USA.
In the central part of the state, between the coast and the Sierra Nevada mountains lies the California Valley. The combination of wet winters with warm and dry summers allows you to grow vegetables, fruits, and grapes here, from which the famous Californian wines are produced. You can fly over the valley in a balloon, or you can go on a wine tour to taste the products of local winemakers on the spot.

How to get to California
The closest California airport to the Old World is in Sacramento. But it's no easier to get to him than to all the others. Flights from Europe to Sacramento are operated by Air France, KLM, British Airways, and others, the travel time from Europe is from 21 hours. Therefore, the only reasonable reason to fly to Sacramento is its proximity to the best ski resorts in the state. The minimum cost of a round-trip ticket, depending on the season and the depth of booking, is from 500 USD (February-March) to 1000 USD (July), travel time is 12 hours. The prices on the page are for July 2021.
You can fly to Los Angeles and San Francisco from Paris, Amsterdam, or London. In other major cities of California — San Diego and San Jose will have to get with transfers and spend almost a day on the road.

