San Jose is the capital of our small and beautiful country,
and although it only has a few colonial buildings left, because of the past
seismic activity, it is an expanding city with many cultural activities.
Starting on the East side of San José, the first thing
you will see from the bus is the Democracy Square and the National Museum, the
Court Buildings, Los Yoses, San Pedro Mall, Hispanity Fountain and the Rodrigo
Facio Campus of the University of Costa Rica.
After we have seen the capital’s main attractions, our
first stop will be at the Pre-Columbian Gold Museum and later at the beautiful
National Theatre where we will have a guided tour through these cultural gems.
This building ( National Theater ) is the pride of San Jose and was declared
a national monument in 1965. Our country is proud of having destinated these
economical resources and efforts to this cultural building, while other neighbor
nations where destinating most of their resources to enlarge the army or the
police forces. It is decorated in a renaissance style with important paintings
of famous Italian artists.
After our visit, the tour continues through the western section of San José:
La Sabana Metropolitan Park, Costa Rican Contemporary Art Museum or the first
International Airport in Costa Rica, the National Gymnasium, the Comptroller’s
office, Rohrmoser residential area, Vatican Embassy, Nobel Peace prize winner
Oscar Arias Sánchez’s house, Rohrmoser Boulevard and the Pavas
suburb.
At the end of the tour, we will have the opportunity of visiting a couple of
interesting shopping places where you will be able to buy a souvenir of your
visit to San José.
On Sunday, the National Theatre is closed and we will only see it from the
outside, instead we will visit the zoo.
We recommend: Camera
Departure:
8:00 a.m. morning tour
1:00 p.m. afternoon tour
Length of tour: 4 hours.
Includes:
Entrance fees to the National Theater and Gold Museum.
Pleasant climate, no mosquitoes, raingear only in the green season. No flash
allowed inside the Theater and no handbags at the National Museum.
