Historic Castroville  Texas a real gem right here in the edge of The Hill Country.  Located only 22 miles from San Antonio on Highway 90 West.  This little town will just make you fall in love again with the old homes and business buildings that have been preserved. Because the preservation of these buildings has been a love work for so many years it has not been a great restoration program.  The buildings appear as they did back in the 1800's and the turn of that century.  I do not know for sure how many of the old homes there are in Castroville but it would take a lot of time to do the counting.

The pictures here are just a few for this blog but I am going to add more blogs and pictures as I find time.  There is so much to say about the town located on the banks of The Medina River and the history that abounds from every corner, you just need to make a trip to see for yourself.  There are many good places to stay and fine French and German food and one of the best bakeries any where.

The town was founded by Henri Castro, born 1786 in Landes, France. As a young man he served in Napoleon's guard.  He married Amelia Mathias in 1813 and he came to America in 1827 where he was appointed French consul in Road Island.  He came to Texas in 1842 and received a land grant for 600 families each to receive 640 acres or 320 if single. Most of the families came from the Alsase-Lorriane. He brought 2100 immigrants to Texas before he died in 1864. 

There is not enough with in this blog space to tell all about this beautiful town of 2,664 people but here are some pictures and one of my favorite buildings.  The town is Designated a Preserve America Community.