 |
This area, encompassing about seven blocks, dates back about 500
years to the Spanish occupation when it served as a military
stronghold that even withstood Sir Francis Drake's armies....
|
 |
The mighty six-level fortress of San Felipe del Morro, built in
1540, towers 140 feet (43m) above the sea on San Juan Bay, its
18-foot thick (5m) walls having proved a worthy defence...
|
 |
The Fortaleza was built in 1540 as a fortress to guard the
entrance to the San Juan harbour, but later became the official
Governor's residence. During succeeding centuries the original
structure...
|
 |
San Juan's Cathedral was originally built in 1521 by Puerto
Rico's first Spanish bishop as a thatched wooden church, but was
destroyed in a hurricane in 1526. The current medieval structure,
built...
|
 |
The family of Puerto Rico's first governor, Ponce de Leon, built
the historic homestead of Casa Blanca in 1523 and then went on to
inhabit it for 250 years. It was subsequently taken over by...
|
 |
The 18th-century mansion known as Casa del Libro houses a vast
collection of rare sketches, illustrations, ancient manuscripts and
books, some dating from before the 16th century. The museum's...
|
 |
The University of Puerto Rico campus in the Rio Piedras offers
several attractions for visitors and non-students. The Museum of
History, Anthropology and Art contains archaeological and
historical...
|
 |
Puerto Rico's showcase art gallery opened just a few years ago
at a cost of millions of dollars. The gallery is housed in a former
city hospital in Santurce and offers a permanent and...
|
 |
America's ears and eyes are focused on the stars from the island
of Puerto Rico. In the northwest mountains of the island, about 90
minutes drive west of San Juan, among the Karst Country hills,...
|
 |
Named in honour of Puerto Rican statesman Luis Muñoz Rivera, and
featuring plenty of wide open space, picnic areas, walkways and
even a small children's playground, the Luis Muñoz Rivera...
|
 |
Children will feel like they are in an Indiana Jones movie when
they visit the magnificent
(Camuy River Cave Park),
a large network of natural limestone caves and waterways which can
be explored...
|
 |
San Juan's Museo del Nino (Children's Museum) is housed in a
gorgeous 300-year-old building directly across from the city's
cathedral. Started at the turn of the 21st century by a group...
|
 |
Undoubtedly one of the top tourist attractions in Puerto Rico, a
trip to the Casa Bacardi Visitor Centre is a must for travellers to
San Juan. Following their exile from Cuba in the 1950s, the...
|
 |
Isla Verde ('Green Island') is San Juan's hippest area, and home
to many of its best beach resorts and upmarket hotels. The area's
name is inspired by the colour of the water in its bay: a...
|
RSS Feeds
Find a Restaurant in Your City
