Things To Do
Calle de San Sebastián Festival
Puerto Rico's largest and most concurred festival! Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián, is the unofficial closing to the longest holiday season in the world. During the multi-day celebrations, Old San Juan is completely taken over by live music, impromptu dancing in every street corner, and even circus performances! At daytime, the old city’s plazas and streets are filled with local artists and artisans, showcasing and selling everything from paintings to hand-made jewelry. Once the sun goes down, multiple concerts and parties take place across the walled city, and the joyous revelry continues into the late hours of the night. Dates: Thursday 16th – Sunday 19th January, 2025. The event occurs around San Sebastián's feast day, which is January 20th. Exact start, end and parade dates vary each year.
El Alambique Beach
Located in Isla Verde, walking distance from the Residence Inn Hotel
Vivo Beach Club
Elegant pools, a high-end bar, live music, artisanal beers, and great food make this place the ultimate hangout space.
Campamento Piñones
Roadside food-stand-hopping is what Puerto Ricans call chinchorreo, something you will have plenty of opportunity to do if you travel the rural roads of Piñones, the region where Carolina is located. The coastal line — one of Puerto Rico’s most picturesque drives — runs from Carolina to Loíza, and you can stop at many beaches and food kiosks along the way. Pick a secluded patch of sand at beaches like La Posita and Vacía Talega to enjoy the peaceful waves. Later, sidle up to a chinchorro for a beer and crispy bacalaítos (codfish fritters) or alcapurria (green plantain and taro root fritters)
El Yunque National Forest
l Yunque National Forest is a tropical rainforest in northeastern Puerto Rico. From El Portal Visitor Center, a walkway winds through the surrounding treetops. Trails run to La Mina waterfall and Mount Britton, then up to the high-altitude dwarf forest. In the south are ancient petroglyphs, made by the area’s indigenous Taíno people.
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
Better known as El Morro, this impressive citadel is one of the largest fortifications built by the Spaniards in the Caribbean during the 16th century. Made up by six staggered levels that integrate barracks, dungeons, and storerooms, this fortress was designed to protect the city from attacks made by sea, and it still has some of the original cannons facing the ocean. In its history, El Morro was never defeated by the enemy