City overview
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and U.S. territory, with San Juan as its capital and the arrival point for almost every visitor. The draw is the combination: 500-year-old Spanish fortifications and colourful colonial streets in Old San Juan, a rainforest and bioluminescent bays within an hour’s drive, and beach-resort strips in Isla Verde and Condado right beside the airport. Orthodox Jewish life on the island runs through Chabad of Puerto Rico in Isla Verde, minutes from the airport, which provides the daily minyan, the community eruv, kosher takeout, a kosher store and communal Shabbos meals. The island’s only certified kosher restaurant is in Miramar, San Juan.
Casa Blanca
Puerto Rico · $5 per person
The 1521 house built for Ponce de León’s family, now a small museum with period furnishings and terraced gardens over San Juan Bay.
Time needed
30–45 minutes
Hours
Wednesday–Sunday 8:00 AM–11:45 AM and 1:00 PM–4:00 PM, Monday–Tuesday Closed
Tips
Note the midday closure. The gardens are the highlight and can be walked without going through the house.
Phone
787-725-1454Neighborhood
Old San Juan
Activity providers
Kosher map of Puerto Rico
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