Olio e Limone Ristorante

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• Lotusland—695 Ashley Road, Santa Barbara, (805) 969-9990; lotusland.org
Polish opera star Madame Ganna Walska purchased this 37-acre estate in 1941, using the fortunes of six rich ex-husbands to collect rare and interesting trees, palms and subtropical plants. Docent-led tours by appointment.

• Casa del Herrero—1387 E. Valley Road, Montecito, (805) 565-5653; casadelherrero.com
Mediterranean gardens and Moorish-style fountains surrounding this fabled Spanish Colonial Revival villa are the work of architects Ralph Stevens and Lockwood de Forest. The villa is filled with 13th- to 19th-century antiquities brought from Spain in the 1920s. Open to the public by ticketed reservation.