TODAY IS THE WINTER SOLSTICE... THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR.... AT MISSIONS ACROSS CALIFORNIA... THAT MEANS THE SUNRISE CREATED A RARE PHENOMENON CALLED áILLUMINATIONá. AT MISSION SAN JUAN BAUTISTA..

The rustic town of San Juan Bautista and its historic Spanish mission, which dates back to 1797 and gained international fame in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1958 film “Vertigo,” is flanked by rolling ...

Solvang, Calif. - The California Missions Foundation (CMF) is celebrating more than $1-million in funding for two missions in need of repair. Both Mission Santa Inés in Solvang and Mission San Juan ...

Mission Santa Inés in Solvang will receive a $500,000 federal grant to conduct seismic retrofit work. The California Missions Foundation secured two grants totaling more than $1.2 million for projects ...

Wednesday marks the first day of winter, also known as the winter solstice, and the longest night of the year. In San Juan Bautista, a celebration will be held at Mission San Juan Bautista and with it ...