4 Hours Culture tour itinerary for San Juan & Carolina: Drive To Historic Monuments Of The Puerto Rican Capital

San Juan Done Right!

• Visit the State Capitol on the outskirts and you are rewarded with beautiful mosaics and acquiring a broader sense of the Puerto Rican identity.

• Continue by driving into and along with the most famous landmarks of San Juan National Historic Site.

• Back in the vehicle, and as you enter, view Castillo San Cristobal and El Morro.

• Stop at Ballaja. Take pictures here as you stroll about the battlefield, touch the battlement walls and its embrasures.

• Look on the Cemetery below, between you and the shore.

• Finish the tour with a drive down Cristo Street, where La Catedral San Juan Bautista and La Fortaleza (the Governor’s Palace) are found. Your San Juan guide will show you around spotlighting the best San Juan offers, its history and mystique.

Some sights you’ll see include:

• San Juan Cathedral (1528), Cathedral, Basilica, and first place of worship

• La Fortaleza (1533), the oldest seat of government in continuous use in the Americas.

• Columbus Square (1772) between the historic old city and the new.

• Ballaja Barracks (1854), last Spanish construction of monumental proportions in the Americas. Barracks, Hospital, Culture Center and patrimony of P.R. to the world.

• State Capitol (1924) built to guard the city’s harbour entrance.

Important Note:

• The State Capital may or may not be accessed. This depends entirely on the directives and security measures followed by the police force. The guides don't control this access.