Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa- A Historic Treasure

For all you historians and anthropologists, treasures await you on your next visit to the Central Coast. California is the home of 21 historic Spanish Missions that changed the course of CA's history forever.

One of the finest CA Missions lies right in the heart of San Luis Obispo County: Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa.

Mission San Luis Obispo was founded on September 1, 1772 by Father Junipero Serra, Presidente of the California Missions Chain. Mission San Luis Obispo the 5th mission in the 21 mission chain in Alta California. It was named for Saint Louis, Bishop of Toulouse. It is the only mission with an L-shaped church. This venue was selected as it is halfway between San Diego and Monterey.

This Mission offers Mass everyday. Check out http://www.missionsanluisobispo.org/ for more details!