Mission San Antonio de Padua

USA / California / King City /
 church, monastery, Roman Catholic church, religious organisation

Half way between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the Spanish-era El Camino Real's route is a two-lane road. Winding through rolling hills and curving past vineyards, it enters the Valley of the Oaks, a place little-changed since Spanish missionaries discovered it in 1771. Gnarled oak trees dot golden hillsides, draped in Spanish moss. Hawks soar overhead, black-and-white magpies squawk in olive trees, and the population is less than it was in 1800.

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Coordinates:   36°0'56"N   121°15'0"W
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