Car·mel 
(kär-mĕl) also Car·mel-by-the-Sea (-bī-thə-sē)
(kär-mĕl) also Car·mel-by-the-Sea (-bī-thə-sē) A city of west-central California on Carmel Bay at the southern end of the Monterey Peninsula. It is an artists' and writers' colony and a popular tourist spot.