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Plans were unveiled Saturday to transform an empty San Clemente hilltop into a $30-million cultural landmark that would serve as the new home for the Festival of Arts and include an amphitheater, a museum, arts institute and seasonal gardens. The sprawling complex would be on 41 acres east of Interstate 5 and would feature a series of red-tiled buildings with Spanish Colonial arches, linked by walking paths, gardens, open space and exhibit space for artists.

Plans were unveiled Saturday to transform an empty San Clemente hilltop into a $30-million cultural landmark that would serve as the new home for the Festival of Arts and include an amphitheater, a museum, arts institute and seasonal gardens. The sprawling complex would be on 41 acres east of Interstate 5 and would feature a series of red-tiled buildings with Spanish Colonial arches, linked by walking paths, gardens, open space and exhibit space for artists.