April 3, 2019
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
In my continuing(as I make my way to them) series of the Spanish California Missions, I visited Mission San Luis Rey prior to visiting The Bloom. I’d noticed the sign along side the road on my trip to San Diego(where I visited the mission there). Mission San Luis Rey was the 18th of the 12 missions founded in 1798. This is one of the first missions that I’ve visited that has a dome(the Great Stone Church at San Juan Capistrano did, but it fell victim to the 1812 earthquake). The Mission is well preserved and the grounds are pretty large, though much smaller than they were during the mission period.
Read MoreIn my continuing(as I make my way to them) series of the Spanish California Missions, I visited Mission San Luis Rey prior to visiting The Bloom. I’d noticed the sign along side the road on my trip to San Diego(where I visited the mission there). Mission San Luis Rey was the 18th of the 12 missions founded in 1798. This is one of the first missions that I’ve visited that has a dome(the Great Stone Church at San Juan Capistrano did, but it fell victim to the 1812 earthquake). The Mission is well preserved and the grounds are pretty large, though much smaller than they were during the mission period.
Mission Ruins
One portion of the courtyard has not been restored and here is one of the original arches. At the end of the path is what looks to be a water tank or a well. To it’s right is a Peruvian Pepper Tree that was the first in California, planted in 1830. This portion of the mission is used as a retreat and is not open to the public.
