El Camino de San Antonio Missions
A thirty-kilometre pilgrimage through the living mission churches of San Antonio, following the river and old acequia landscape north from Mission Espada to San Fernando Cathedral.
Curated orientation points rather than a turn-by-turn navigation guide. Route variants can change the exact distance.
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Mission San Francisco de la Espada USAkm 0.0 · USA
The pilgrimage begins beneath Espada's distinctive bell wall at the southern mission.
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Mission San Juan Capistrano USAkm 9.0 · USAA quiet church beside the river, nature trail and historic acequia fields.
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Mission San José USAkm 19.0 · USAThe Queen of the Missions and its carved stone façade.
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Margil Pilgrimage Center USAkm 20.0 · USAThe modern pilgrim welcome and credential center beside Mission San José.
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Mission Concepción USAkm 24.0 · USACompleted in 1755, the stone church retains traces of its historic frescoes.
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San Fernando Cathedral USAkm 30.0 · USAThe thirty-kilometre pilgrimage reaches San Fernando Cathedral in the historic city center.