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.
Paseo de la Princesa
Puerto Rico · Free
A tree-lined promenade along the old city walls with fountains, artisan stalls and live music, running down to the bay.
Time needed
1 hour
Hours
Promenade open at all times; artisan stalls Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
Tips
The best easy walk in Old San Juan and pleasant in the evening when the heat drops. Weekends are when the craft stalls and street musicians are out.
Neighborhood
Old San Juan
Activity providers
Kosher map of Puerto Rico
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.