The results of measurements of temperature and magnetic-field dependences of magnetization, resistivity, thermopower, and Hall effect in La 0.7 Ca 0.3 MnO 3 single crystal are reported. It is shown that below 220 K, the holes of low mobility dominate conductivity, so that the crystal behaves as a "bad" metal, which is at the threshold of localization at T = 220 K. Above 250 K, La 0.7 Ca 0.3 MnO 3 is in the paramagnetic semiconductor state with the nearest-neighbor hopping conductivity. The ferromagnetic-to-paramagnetic phase transition is first order; the transition heat is about 0.04 kJ/mol. Application of a magnetic field results in the shift of T C toward higher temperatures with the rate dT C / dH Ϸ 0.8 K/kOe. The shift in T C is the driving force for the colossal magnetoresistance ͑CMR͒ effect observed in La 0.7 Ca 0.3 MnO 3 .