Explore el Camino

As the oldest continuous functioning Cathedral in the United States, San Fernando represents the heart of San Antonio, past and present.

Completed in 1755, Mission Concepción and is the oldest unrestored stone church in the United States. Inside you will see several images of the Virgin Mary.

Known as the “Queen of the Missions,” Mission San Jose’s beautiful architecture, sculptures, paintings, and mosaics were created to share the Catholic Faith.

It is the closest mission to the San Antonio River that provided all the missions with water for their crops through an innovative series of acequias or water canals built by the mission Indians.

Today many visitors come to the mission to pray before the crucifix containing the relic of Saint John Paul II.