Cava Wine Bar is situated in Capitola because the owners love the beach and are passionate about wines from the Santa Cruz Mountains. Enjoy fine reds, whites, rose and even bubbly and it's not just about the wine, couple them with Fine imported cheese and olives to cleanse your palate or if your prefer try a beer from around the world, and purchase cozy premium "Cava Gear" while you're at it. Events nights include jazz and classical guitar evenings as well as pub quiz nights - see you there.READ MORE

Shadowbrook Restaurant in Capitola offers award-winning cuisine including prime rib, salmon, fresh seafood and pastas and the Rock Room Lounge offers light entrées, pizzas, desserts and cocktails. Shadowbrook Restaurant is located beside lush Soquel Creek in Capitola-by-the-Sea and is best reached by its own quaint cable car. Enjoy world class service, great food, wines, liquers and cocktails in an atmosphere of Old World charm and grace.READ MORE

Capitola Boat and Bait have shops located on the Santa Cruz and Capitola wharves that offer boat rentals, fishing gear and other rental equipment. Kayaks and water bike rentals are also available for rent as well as motorized ocean skiffs and the gift and tackle shop stocks plenty of provisions from snacks to jewelery, as well as everything you need to get fishing off the wharves and the boats.READ MORE

Capitola Book Cafe occupies 5,400 square feet of floor space with an inventory of 65,000 titles of mainly Fiction, Politics, Foreign Language, Business, Computers and Children's books, and there is also an excellent selection of greeting cards, magazines, and foreign and domestic newspapers. Lulu?s at Capitola Book Cafe serves light Meals, Coffee, Beer & Wine - enjoy a welcome break from your book selections, you won't leave empty handed though, there's something for everyone and the events and book club are a special highlight of the Capitola Book Cafe.READ MORE

Capitola Historical Museum depicts a landmark History of Capitola with an extensive collection of photographs and artifacts. Changing exhibits show the history of art in the area and depict various themes, the Capitola Historical Museum also has a reconstructed cottage from the era of the early 20th century beach resort, and a wash house. Walking tours are available and are ideal for Travel writers, Tour directors, Seniors, Convention groups and more.READ MORE

Shadowbrook Banquets and Groups in Capitola, California offers four dining rooms, each with its own unique setting in a magnificent surrounds coupled with fine cuisine and professional service. The Owner?s Private Reserve is warm and private and serves up to 18 guests, and The Redwood Room is perfect for intimate gatherings of up to 26 guests, while the Wine Cellar remains a delightful setting for dinner parties of up to 46 guests and the Greenhouse is enclosed in glass and set on the banks of gentle Soquel Creek accommodating up to 54 guests in a comfortable and casual environment. READ MORE

Capitola Suites is a fourplex with 4 European styled furnished luxury apartments just steps from the beach. Amenities include 1 bedroom suites with quality linens, living/dining/kitchen combo and the upper level units have sunny decks with BBQ and dining while the lower units have a small porch. The Capitola Suites are an ideal base for walking to great shops and restaurants and of course the beach in the delightful village of Capitola.READ MORE

Rent a kayak from Capitola Boat and Bait Kayaks and experience the ocean first hand, with single and double seat kayaks available there's bound ot be fun out there on the water. Kayaks come with oars and a life jacket for each person on board. If you enjoy the wind wait for the easterlies, otherwise earlier in the day is better for calmer conditions.READ MORE

Capitola Begonia Festival began it's inception when Peggy Matthews a local resident who taught swimming noticed that Begonia flowers were going to waste on the Brown Bulb Ranch because they were only interested in propagating bulbs for market. Peggy was given permission to pick as many flowers as she wanted and that year the Capitola Water Follies featured paddleboards decorated with Begonias, and that is basically how the Begonia Festival got its start. Today the festival is in it's 58th year and attracts many locals and visitors.READ MORE

Monarch Cove Inn Cottages in Capitola offers two delightful cottages with great amenities including refrigerator, microwave, coffee service, cable television, free WI-FI and a continental style breakfast brought to your room each morning, and special amenities are also available. The Carriage House is an early century California beach bungalow and has an ocean view deck with adjoining hot tub within a private Gazebo. The Holiday House is a centurion queen studio cottage adjoining outside gardens leading to a private gazebo with inside hot tub.READ MORE