The city of San Juan Capistrano is located in the center of Southern California, midway between Los Angeles and San Diego. Situated in the lush Capistrano Valley and minutes from the coast, San Juan Capistrano is a cultural center, filled with historic sites and know worldwide for the Swallows of Capistrano, who have returned to the Mission San Juan Capistrano for centuries to nest.

The Mission San Juan Capistrano is one of California's oldest and most beautiful of California's historical missions. Known as, "The Jewel of the Missions",  the mission was founded by Junipero Serra in 1776 and named after Giovanni de Capistrano. Within the mission walls lay the ruins of The Great Stone Church, a Roman Greco style cathedral that once towered in the California wilderness. Destroyed in an earthquake in 1806, the Great Stone Church is now the center of an effort to preserve this great national treasure.

Located just across the train tracks from the historic Capistrano Depot is Los Rios Street, which is one of the oldest residential streets in California with adobes and European structures lining the street. There are shops, galleries, several restaurants in this area as well as the old jaill. Downtown Capistrano offers excellent dining choices, many with outside patios to take in the charm.

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