Tours in San Jose Costa RicaSan Jose is the largest city in Costa Rica and its capital. It's the only really big city in the country, there being settled some of the best resort complexes and most luxurious hotels in Costa Rica. Located in the central region of the country, San Jose is surrounded by volcano ranges and consequently from there can be taken with ease tours to this natural wonders, as well as trips to other vacation spots such as all inclusive beach resorts and national parks.
For a city from Central America, San Jose is surprisingly well organized and, of course, very lively! Tourists can spend pleasant evenings in coffee shops, restaurants or visiting different points of interst and historical buildings. In fact, there isn't a huge number of tourist attractions to visit, but this is the place where arrive most international flights. However, holiday makers interested in taking tours to the top landmarks of the country can do it with ease due to the pretty good road network.
Tourist Attractions in San Jose & Trips to Landmarks in Costa RicaUntil 1824 San Jose was a very small village, without any political or economical importance, but in that year the first elected president in Costa Rica, Juan Mora Fernandez, decided to move the government from the old Spanish colonial-style city of Cartago. The new capital grew rapidly extending into entire Central Valley. Due to the late establishing, San Jose has little of the Spanish colonial architecture which is common in most other Central American capitals. Most of hotels are modern and offer comfortable accommodation facilities, along with attractive vacation packages. "University of Santo Tomas", the first university in Costa Rica, was established in 1843. The city is served by Juan Santamaria International Airport, located at 23 kilometers west, near Alajuela.
The most important tourist attractions in San Jose include the builing of the central bank of Costa Rica - Banco Central de Costa Rica, the building of the national bank - Banco Nacional, the metropolitan park and Avenida Central, one of the major commercial areas in the city.
The Central Park and Plaza de la Cultura are visited every day both by vacationers and thousands of locals. The national theater, named Melico Salazar Theater, and the Cathedral are other important spots to visit during a tour in the central area.
San Jose features numerous coffee shops in the downtown area, where the national coffee is prepared and served in the typical Costa Rican way. There are several museums like the Gold Museum, where can be seen rare and various gold artifacts of the ancient Central American civilizations.
Nature lovers can visit the Lankester Botanical Gardens, located just outside of San Jose.
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