Universitat Soka d'Amèrica

Can you believe this fountain? It is right there in the central plaza next to the Founders Hall I posted in my first discovery. The detail is astounding.

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Wood Canyon as seen from the rear gardens of the Aetheneum.

[Note: I've posted a large gallery of shots on my blog, some of which will appear here on Trover. If you're looking for the full set, just follow this link: http://www.shootthesun.com/weblog/?p=2223]

Soka University is probably the best-kept secret in all of Orange County, and probably all of California itself. You mention it to the locals and they just give you blank stares.

But it is the kind of place that will stick in your memory for the rest of your life. The grounds of the campus are situated at the ridge between Aliso and Wood Canyons, and command a view of the area that can only be described as staggeringly beautiful.

To say those canyons have competition from the scenery inside the grounds is to make the understatement of this young century.

Established just fifteen short years ago, the university seems to have spared no expense to build a campus worthy of its purpose. Here, you will find a delicate balance of architectural styles - heavily influenced by the very early European Renaissance, but containing elements of post-modernism, classical Greek, medieval Italian and even a hint of Empiric Spain.

But it isn't just a pretty face. The school has been consistently voted best in its treatment of its freshman class. It requires one semester study abroad, and has partnered with universities all over the world to make that a reality.

I'm afraid I didn't do too much looking into the academic side of the house. I was really too overwhelmed by its beauty.

And its calm. Come here on a weekend day and you'll spend most of the time in solitude. This was a welcome change from the parking lot called Highway 1, which took up the bulk of my late afternoon a day earlier.

I could breathe in this place, move from one astounding sight to another and just feel the calm descend over me.

That no-one in Southern California seems to know it exists is almost a comfort, really. It might mean that my second visit, whenever that may happen, will be as blissfully free of the tourist trappings as the first.

Either way, though, I just can't wait to go back.

I've posted a large gallery of shots on my blog, some of which will appear here on Trover. If you're looking for the full set, just follow this link: http://www.shootthesun.com/weblog/?p=2223

Visita Universitat Soka d'Amèrica

Activities

Guia de viatge: Aliso Viejo

Llocs populars per visitar

Parc Natural d'Aliso i Wood Canyons

Parc Natural d'Aliso i Wood Canyons és un dels indrets més coneguts que hi ha a Aliso Viejo, però hi podràs trobar un munt de racons que segur que et sorprendran. També ofereix platges sensacionals i cafeteries acollidores.

Nothing like a beautiful sunset to wind down the day. This at Woods Cove, amazing place to watch sunsets

Cala Woods

Vols passar una tarda relaxada a Laguna Beach? Cala Woods té just el que busques. Aquí també trobaràs platges sensacionals o zona de botigues.

Centre d'Arts Escèniques Soka

Gaudeix d'una jornada a l'aire lliure amb una visita a Centre d'Arts Escèniques Soka durant la teva estada a Aliso Viejo. També ofereix un entorn a la vora del mar i restaurants populars.

Museu d'Història Natural del Comtat d'Orange

Si, quan siguis de vacances, et ve de gust aprendre més sobre Laguna Niguel, recorda visitar Museu d'Història Natural del Comtat d'Orange. Naturalment, aquí també trobaràs platges sensacionals i postes de sol precioses.

Parc Alta Laguna

Parc Alta Laguna és un dels diversos llocs que podràs descobrir a Laguna Beach, anima't i descobreix aquesta magnífica destinació! I ja que ets en aquesta destinació, gaudeix de valent de tot el que ofereix; hi trobaràs un entorn a la vora del mar i un panorama artístic de renom.

Centre de Tennis del Parc Regional de Laguna Niguel

Ves a Centre de Tennis del Parc Regional de Laguna Niguel per gaudir d'algun esdeveniment a Laguna Niguel. A la zona també hi ha platges i postes de sol.

Les millors ofertes d'hotels de Universitat Soka d'Amèrica

Pacific Edge Hotel

647 South Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA

Homewood Suites by Hilton Aliso Viejo - Laguna Beach

110 Vantis Drive Aliso Viejo CA

Surf & Sand Laguna Beach

1555 S Coast Hwy Laguna Beach CA

Renaissance ClubSport Aliso Viejo Laguna Beach Hotel

50 Enterprise Aliso Viejo CA

Located above the Village . Ocean Views from every level, amazing bird sanctuary

Laguna Beach CA

Capri Laguna on the Beach

1441 S Coast Hwy Laguna Beach CA

Casa Loma Beach Hotel (formerly The Inn at Laguna Beach)

211 N Coast Hwy Laguna Beach CA

Laguna Beach House

475 N Pacific Coast Highway Laguna Beach CA

La Casa del Camino

1289 S Coast Hwy Laguna Beach CA

Veure 3.324 allotjaments a Universitat Soka d'Amèrica

El preu més baix per nit que s’ha trobat en les últimes 24 hores per a una estada d’1 nit per a 2 adults. Els preus i la disponibilitat estan subjectes a canvis. Pot ser que s’apliquin condicions addicionals.