La Villita Historie Village, a 300+-year-old enclave of architecturally arresting buildings edging the River Walk, home to San Antonio’s first neighborhood, is undergoing a dynamie transformation.

Honoring its significance to the city’s richly diverse cultural history while celebrating its exciting future, big changes are taking place in this little village listed on the National Register of Historie Places.

Guided by UNESCO principies, the curator of the reimagined historie La Villita, acclaimed chef Johnny Hernandez, is pleased to revive and reintroduce La Villita as a vibrant cultural epicenter.

As it has for centuries, La Villita will sustain a local artisan community, offering shops and galleries featuring the works of Texas, Southwestern and Mexiean artists and craftsmen/women. The new La Villita Historie Village will honor Texas’ deeply nuanced culinary narrative, with new restaurants showcasing the cuisine of San Antonio’s Mexiean, German, Spanish, French heritage and more. La Villita is evolving to become a better and brighter manifestation of one of the city’s most culturally significant landmarks and the pride of San Antonio. lnnovations are slated for completion in 2025, so visit again soon to see just how exciting our “Little Village” can be.