7/14/2023 0 Comments Trips to puerto rico![]() The epicenter of Puerto Rico's fiercely daring underground drag scene is Loverbar, a spirited LGBTQI+ hub in the Río Piedras neighborhood in San Juan, right beside the University of Puerto Rico’s main campus. The island’s high-octane drag scene has produced some mega-talented queens, including Jessica Wild, Yara Sofia and April Carrión, who wowed TV audiences in RuPaul’s Drag Race. Serious beer enthusiasts can take a brewery tour and get a first-hand look at the brewing process. The trade winds coming from the east bring soothing breezes and beers made with local ingredients like passion fruit, grapefruit and blood orange will leave your tastebuds imploring you to up sticks and move to the Caribbean. ![]() There's a full menu too the chicken and longaniza sausage sliders and fried whole snapper fish come highly recommended. ![]() Located inside the VIVO Beach Club on San Juan's Isla Verde Beach, which faces one of the most beautiful stretches of white sand on the Puerto Rico, Ocean Lab Brewing Co is the place to come for premium craft beers and a picture-perfect drinking location. Have a beachside craft beer at Ocean Lab Brewing Co Isla Verde serves up some of the finest sand in Puerto Rico © Maremagnum/Getty Images 3. You can wander around the neighborhood and gawp for free but for insights into San Juan's architectural heritage and rich political, social and economic life, the Puerto Rico Historic Buildings Drawing Society runs a series of walking tours exploring landmarks such as Casa Blanca, the abandoned Normandie Hotel, sailors' haunt Calle Sol, and the city's lovely parks and plazas. There isn’t a corner of the islet that isn’t steeped in history, from historic churches to grand homes from the 18th and 19th centuries. There's no need to have an itinerary here – just get lost in a maze of colorful, Spanish colonial-style houses with famously ornate balconies, lush courtyard gardens and ceilings adorned with intricate mosaics of Catholic saints and virgins and ornate criollo tiles. Walking through the cobblestone plazas and narrow alleyways of Old San Juan is an essential Puerto Rico experience. Take an architectural tour of Old San Juan Old San Juan is a feast for the senses © Alex W/Shutterstock 2. There are plenty of watering holes to choose from, so put on your best sneakers and enjoy the humid sea breeze while you wander from bar to bar. Prefer to grab a few Medalla beers and dance to some reggaeton? La Sombrilla Rosa is where you want to be. If you prefer a chilled-out place to hang, Taberna Lúpulo has open-air seating and a massive selection of local and international beers. Fancy dancing to anything from salsa to electronic beats? What about sipping top-notch cocktails made by expert mixologists? Head over to ultra-hip La Factoría. At night, there’s plenty of bar hopping to do. Lined with historic buildings, including San José church, the historic Hijos de Borinquen bar, and Casa Blanca – former home of the island’s first Spanish governor – Juan Ponce de León, La Calle San Sebastián allows visitors the chance to savor a little bit of Old San Juan. Named after Saint Sebastian, this cobblestoned street is one of the most beautiful on the island.īy day, you can snap photos of beautiful, colorful balconies, walk the narrow alleyways and peek between the buildings for a glimpse of the Atlantic ocean. ![]() Bar hop along Calle San Sebastián in San Juan
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