San Juan Bautista has deep connections to its past that give it a settled feeling. Life here is more laid back than when priests and residents used a network of quarter-mile tunnels to flee raids by bandits. We encamped in a spacious room at Posada de San Juan 4 th St. It looked as if it needed some landscaping, but the sights on the plate are first-rate.
I also had an excellent, fresh, perfectly dressed shrimp Matxain salad with feta, kalamata and manzanillo olives. My companions ordered a cut of beef that would take up half a wheelbarrow, but the only groans were of delight. There are plenty of other family-style offerings on the menu, and our server, Moses, was a charmer. Our five-mile section took us on a long, gradual ascent through pockets of oaks and over grassy hillocks, with farms, cows and horses near and far.
Stroll the streets, check out interesting establishments such as Mission Clocks and Vertigo, the local coffee roaster. And find out in advance which one of those tunnels is still open in case you get into trouble. About Us. Brand Publishing. Times News Platforms. Real Estate. Facebook Twitter Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options. Alice Bourget. Tom Bentley. Statue of St. Martin de Porres stands just off Mission Plaza.
A road winds below Juan Bautista de Anza Trail. An old beer wagon sits outside the Plaza stables. The Zanetta House.
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