Directions to the 'Spanish Village'.

1770 Village Place, San Diego, CA‎

The Spanish Village in on Village Place, just off Park Blvd., in central Balboa Park, just north-east of downtown San Diego by about a mile.

NOTE: the above link will show you a star of where you are, but it's above our real destination by a dash.  We meet in the middle of the park (green area), so scroll down and find 'Village Place', that where it is. 

Here is Google's map.  The satellite function will show you the buildings in reality if you click on that part: http://maps.google.com

There is usually plenty of free parking in the front parking lots off either corners of Park and Village Place and on Village Place proper.

The 'Spanish Village' is a collection of small artist shops that photographers love to photograph at due to it's rich colored old buildings and flooring. It's sandwiched in between the Rueben H. Fleet Space Theatre and the Natural History Museum on the left and the zoo and the zoo parking lot on the right.  It's basically part of the Museum section of Balboa Park, not far from the Museum of Photographic Art and the Botanical Gardens, which we will visit and photograph also. 

These directions are from the zoo website, to get you to the zoo (which is right next door to where we are going).

Directions from the NORTH (southbound): From Interstate 5 (Los Angeles and Orange County), take the Pershing Drive exit and follow the signs.

From Interstate 15 (Escondido and Riverside), take SR 163 south to the Park Blvd./I-5 South exit. Exit at Park Blvd. Turn left on Park Blvd. and head north.

Directions from the SOUTH (northbound): From Interstate 5 (Mexico), take the State Route 163 north exit, then the Zoo/Museums (Richmond Street) exit and follow the signs.

Directions from the EAST (westbound): From Interstate 8 (Imperial County and Arizona), take State Route 163 south to the Park Blvd./I-5 South Exit. Exit at Park Blvd. Turn left on Park Blvd. and head north. From State Route 94, proceed into downtown San Diego to 12th Avenue. Turn right on 12th Avenue (which turns into Park Blvd.) and proceed north.

and don't forget to print out Michael's Hand Made Map:

Just make sure you click 'portrait' (not landscape) on your printing setup options to make it large enough.

The Spanish Village Website, with there links to maps too.

Note:  The 'Spanish Village' artists shops are at the top right on this map.  The San Diego Zoo is just off the top of the map, about where this type is.

Also, you can go to the yahoo.map

Southbound from I-5.

Take the 10^th Ave. exit off I-5. Turn left on "A" St. and left again on Park Blvd. Follow the signs to Balboa Park.

Northbound from I-5

Take the B Street/Pershing exit off I-5 to Pershing Street. Take Pershing and then left on Florida Dr. Turn left on Zoo Place to Park Blvd. Left on Park Blvd.

Southbound from Hwy 163

Take the Park Blvd. exit off Hwy 163. Turn left on Park Blvd. Follow the signs to Balboa Park.

For detailed directions
and a map to get to the Park from anywhere, please use MapQuest.

1770 Village Place, San Diego, CA‎