Hearst Castle Tour 3 April 14, 2011

Tour Three provides an overview of the construction and development of the Hilltop by contrasting the earliest guest house with the most recent addition, the North Wing. Tour duration is 1 hour and 45 minutes which includes the bus ride to and from the castle. The Castle's North Wing is featured on Tour Three and treats visitors to three floors of guest suites completed during Hearst's final years. Casa del Monte is one of Hearst's magnificent guesthouses that overlooks the Santa Lucia Mountains and includes ten rooms lavishly decorated with tapestries, antique furniture and pieces from the Castle's art collection. All rooms in Casa del Monte are shown on Tour Three. All of the Hearst Castle tours are highlighted by stops at each of Hearst's two swimming pools -- the Neptune Pool and the Roman Pool. Tour Three wraps up with a short film that illustrates the enormous amount of change and complexity involved in the construction of Hearst Castle, using photography and film from the 1920s and 1930s. Tour reservations are highly recommended, please reserve online or call (800) 444-4445.