Excursion: Mission San Juan Capistrano & Downtown San Juan Capistrano

Description

Travel with us to Downtown San Juan Capistrano for some time on your own to enjoy lunch or do a little shopping in the boutiques.
Then we will travel to Mission San Juan Capistrano for a guided tour of the Mission and the grounds. The Mission is a historic landmark and museum, is the Birthplace of Orange County. It was founded more than two hundred years ago as the 7th of 21 missions statewide and features a chapel still standing where Saint Serra once celebrated Mass. Today, it is a monument to California’s multi-cultural history, embracing its Native American, Spanish, Mexican and European heritage. Originally built as a self sufficient community by Spanish Padres and Native Americans, the Mission was a center for agriculture, industry, education and religion.