San Juan Cathedral (Catedral de San Juan)

We made port at 3PM local time after switching to Atlantic (aka whatever in the Caribbean) time zone. Teresa's suitcase showed up before we disembarked! A beautiful afternoon we struck out on foot into Old San Juan. The old city is a delightful blend of old Spanish influence architecture and new city shops and commerce. We walked through the …

... de Leon, the explorer who was sent by the Spanish to the New World in search of the Fountain of Youth is buried in the Cathedral of San Juan in the city's Old Town. A three or four minute walk from the cathedral takes you to the second oldest church that ...

... (El Morro) screamed with delight as stiff ocean breezes kept their airborne creations aloft in the heavens. Old San Juan is described by Frommers "Puerto Rico Day by Day" as one of the best neighborhoods in the Carribean and we certainly agree with ...

... feel the rich culture with a variety of local shops, plenty of bars and authentic restaurants. There is also a lovely Cathedral (San Juan Cathedral) which was built in 1540 and is where the body of Ponce de Leon is entombed.  The ...

... ; We come to the San Juan Cathedral. The Cathedral of San Juan Bautista is one of the oldest buildings in San Juan, and is the second oldest cathedral in the Western Hemisphere.  Construction began in 1521.  The tomb of the Spanish explorer and ...

... we proceed to the curbside check-in counter and got our boarding pass. We're flying to American Airlines direct flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico at 10pm and arrival will be around 830 am PR time. After the security checked, which went well, we went right ...

San Juan is a place we have been a few times before, but we were excited to visit the forts this time. Since we are back in the US, we have to go through immigration before you can leave the ship. The ship is a football field in length and ...

... great historical city and Sheila says that it's her favourite place on the island and we got to visit her old school friend Naydi who has a fabulous apartment in one of San Juan's best streets. This little island has a lot to offer the ...

... impressed! My favorite place to eat is at Vidy's Cafe. They offer a wide variety ofPuerto Rican cuisine with Caribbean and American flare!  I would recommend this restaurant to anyone that ever visits San Juan, Puerto Rico. ...

... new uses.  We stopped at a totem commemorating the 500th anniversary of Columbus' 1492 voyage and La Rogativa, and entered the San Juan Cathedral.  Our walk ended by the Old Port of San Juan and we arrived at the airport about noon. Things were ...

... .  It was used by the US military in both WWI and WWII. From El Morro we walked around the area going through the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista, which was built between 1521 and 1865.  It contains the tomb of Juan Ponce de Leon.  On the ...