san juan puerto rico self guided walking tour map

The building is located close to the cruise ship piers at Plaza de la Darsena.This is a great place to start your tour of Old San Juan, as you can get information on attractions, maps, restaurants and more from the helpful staff (bilingual). The tour starts at the La Casita which is now the Tourist Information Center. To orientate yourself, take a look at the Old San Juan map that highlights attractions and related articles. As you wander around the city, enjoy the Spanish colonial buildings that make up the heart of the city. The first thing that you will notice about Old San Juan is that it is a walled city that looks today as it did 300 – 400 years ago, when the Spanish defended the city from the invading British. In Part 2 we will then head back into Old San Juan and take you to La Fortaleza, the shopping district, San Cristobel Fort and back to the Tourist Information Center. The first part will take you from near the cruise ship piers at the La Casita (Tourist Information Center) along the Paseo La Princesa, through the San Juan gate and then on to El Morro. This self-guided walking tour of Old San Juan will be split into two parts.

You can easily spend a full day exploring the walled city of San Juan, but if you only have a few hours to spare, you can still get a feel for the place. Old San Juan, Puerto Rico may be small (around 7 square blocks), but there are still lots of attractions to see.

San juan puerto rico self guided walking tour map