"Three (Green) Weeks in San José" Top 5 Page for this destination San José by besbel


San José Travel Guide: 605 reviews and 810 photos

The city of San José is the capital of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, it is a place surrounded by the most variated forms of wildlife as well as volcanos (Poás and Irazú) and nature. It is also the central point from where you can reach their rich National Parks, their gorgeous beaches or its amazing rivers.

But San José has certain attraction on its own. Its warm people gives it the touch of life, something you can appreciate in their restaurants and nightlife. Some museums and buildings give away their colonial past and European artistic influences.

I really liked being there!! Hope that this page can show at least a little part of the things in the city (and the province) of San José that particularly impressed me. If comments of suggestions, please write me :) Enjoy!

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:warm people, loved downtown, green all around!
  • Cons:unpredictable weather, a bit expensive, but I could deal with it :)
  • In a nutshell:A town in the middle of nature!
  • Last visit to San José: Nov 2002
  • Intro Updated Apr 11, 2003
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  • JArriazola Jul 31, 2009 at 10:22 AM Report Abuse

    Going to Costa August 2-9, 2009 Thanks for great tips!

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    balhannah Nov 7, 2008 at 7:47 PM Report Abuse

    Thanks for the great tips! You will have to visit Australia to see lots of nice beaches.

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    Jim_Eliason Jun 5, 2007 at 10:47 PM Report Abuse

    great page!

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    Vulindlela Apr 2, 2007 at 5:48 PM Report Abuse

    Great page and very helpful tips! Thanks.

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    mvtouring Jan 23, 2007 at 10:34 PM Report Abuse

    Nice page. Great pics ;-)

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    benazer Dec 31, 2006 at 2:47 PM Report Abuse

    Fantastic,wonderful,beautiful.got more places on my must see places list now. Thanks.

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    themajor Jun 17, 2005 at 3:05 AM Report Abuse

    Fascinating - some excellent tips too. Is this the San José of 60s song fame or was that another one? Delighted to see you're a fan of the Beatles, Flor - me too! But why isn't Liverpool in your UK section? You've got to get there!

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    lewistfo Feb 1, 2005 at 7:02 PM Report Abuse

    Thanks for the very nice page with interesting comments. I'm going for a 3 weeks trip to CR in april to learn spanish. Hope to visit all the things you've recommanded

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    modbly104 Jan 26, 2005 at 12:57 PM Report Abuse

    Thanks for all the tips--I am going to Costa Rica in 3 weeks and very excited! : ) Chicago is verrrry cold right now and snowy! Time to get to warm, tropical climate!!

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    Helga67 Oct 28, 2004 at 5:36 AM Report Abuse

    Very useful tips for my visit to CR, thanks

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