El Paseo
A Spanish courtyard-style shopping arcade built in the 1920s, known as the 'Spanish street.'
El Paseo is made up of courtyards, arcades and lanes around the Casa de la Guerra. It is considered one of America's earliest open-air shopping centres and set the tone for Santa Barbara's Spanish Colonial Revival style. Today it has restaurants, tasting rooms and galleries, with fountains and bougainvillea around it, making it good for photos. It connects on foot to the adjacent Paseo Nuevo shopping center.
Opening hours
All day (shops vary)
Nearby sights
- Casa de la Guerra
- State Street
- El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park
- Arlington Theatre
- Santa Barbara Museum of Art
- Santa Barbara County Courthouse
- Moreton Bay Fig Tree
- Funk Zone