The companion movie Hearst Castle Building the Dream shown on our giant 5 story screen in the Hearst Castle Theater and a walk through Esplanade and Gardens taking visitors to one of the most beautiful sections of the grounds, featuring marble sculptures and flowers in season.  Next stop, Casa Del Sol which is an 18-room guest house facing the majestic Pacific Coastline.  The Neptune Pool and Roman Pool are highlighted by stops at each of Hearst's two swimming pools. The Neptune Pool is a magnificent Greco-Roman style pool that features unparalleled coastline views from the hilltop. The Roman Pool is an indoor pool decorated from ceiling to floor with 1" square mosaic tiles.  The main stop on the tour is the main house, or Casa Grande. Five rooms on the ground floor are shown on this tour including: the Assembly Room which is the largest of the four sitting rooms and once a gathering place for Hearst's guests, the Refectory which is the single dining room at Hearst Castle, the Morning Room which is a magnificent sitting room filled with Spanish antiques and Flemish tapestries, the Billiard Room which is a game room featuring two 1920's billiard tables and a Gothic "millle fleurs" tapestry, and the Theater which is the largest room in Casa Grande.
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