DOCENT TOURS

The Friends of the Library tours cover the 200-year architectural history of San Juan and start at 10 a.m. The walk generally lasts about 90 minutes and ends at the San Juan Capistrano Library, which opened in 1921 and has recently undergone interior renovations.

As for the Historical Society tours, those start at 1 p.m. According to historian Jan Siegel, the 45-minute tour includes visiting all the buildings on the Society property on Los Rios Street and a short walk down the historical street.

Call 949.489.0736 for information on the Friends of the Library tours and 949.493.8444 for information on the Historical Society tours.

The San Juan Capistrano Docent Society also gives tours of the city’s adobes and the people who lived in them.

“Starting with the first adobe, Mission San Juan Capistrano, a San Juan Capistrano docent will lead you through the different eras of San Juan Capistrano, telling the story of the people of this unique town and the eras in which they lived,” docent Helen Gavin said. “We are fortunate to have five original adobes on Camino Capistrano alone.”

The tour starts and ends at the Blas Aguilar Adobe on El Camino Real.

“Participants will pass the Mission on a walk to Los Rios Street,” Gavin said. “From there, the tour will return to Camino Capistrano, ultimately passing the Historic Town Park, returning to the Blas Aguilar Adobe. The tour lasts approximately 45 minutes.”

The adobe tours are also available upon request at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

“To arrange a tour, call 949.551.1914 or email info@sjcdocentsociety.org,” Gavin said. “Please visit our website, sjcdocentsociety.org.” adobes to the Los Rios Historic District, which contains California’s oldest residential street.

“Volunteers provide tours every week of Los Rios Street and the Historical Society buildings and museum,” historical advo- cate Ann Ronan said. “Volunteers also give downtown tours of the city’s unique architecture, including the postmodern library, every Saturday.”

The tours start at the downtown train depot kiosk.

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