Mission San Luis Rey De Francia

Mission San Luis Rey De Francia

Here is a typical El Camino Real green bell guide post in front of the mission. These posts mark the El Camino Real route, the major high way of the time that connected all the missions. Today, Highway 101 follows the general route of the original trail. Next time you are in Highway 101, look carefully and you will see these green bell post every so many miles.





Sunday morning we visited Mission San Luis Rey De Francia in Oceanside. It is located a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. Like all the other missions, this mission is also a historic landmark. This one is called the King of the Mission because it the largest mission. So far we have visited 7 of the 21 mission along California's El Camino Real ("The Royal Highway"). Every mission, all 21 California missions tell a story about the history of California. All have been to some extent restored and can be visited today.

View from the mission.

A fountain inside one of the inner court yards of the mission.

All the missions include a cementary. Behind Amor you can see the long running fountain located in the middle of the commentary. Very peaceful here.

Walking around the cementer.

This carriage arch was the original entrance of the inner building of the mission. Through the arch you can see the first pepper trees in California which were brought by ship from Peru here in 1830.

Statues in one of the garden court yards of the mission.