You must drop anchor in Puerto Rico’s capital, San Juan. Only then can you say you’ve found the heart of the Spanish Caribbean. Commanding castles like San Cristóbal shout the glories of the 400-year Old City. But San Juan’s no museum. Old City and New, this boisterous beauty offers flamboyant nightlife, superb food, and easy sailing to secret sights. Charter a Y.CO luxury yacht and experience San Juan’s beguiling best.
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Here’s why you must moor your Y.CO yacht in San Juan’s Old Town. Unesco-listed sights like La Fortaleza and comida criolla (Puerto Rican) restaurants rub shoulders in its tight net of cobbled streets. Some of the Caribbean’s most boisterous festivals kick off here. New City bars like 173 Grados create innovative cocktails for fun. Just a stroll from your mooring are the silky sands of one of Puerto Rico’s best beaches. Here’s why San Juan’s the perfect place to charter your Caribbean dream.
This is the festival to catch in Puerto Rico. Think you’ve got stamina? This party lasts four days. Kicking off on January’s third Thursday, Puerto Ricans flock here in thousands. The daytime streets sell local arts and crafts. At night, things get wilder as the piña coladas flow. Dance ‘til you drop to bomba and plena, Puerto Rico’s native musical styles. From your Y.CO yacht’s Old San Juan mooring, just step off and join the throng.
Few know about San Juan’s stunning coastal and offshore highlights. For a day’s beach bliss, anchor your Y.CO charter off Balneario El Escambrón. Here you can take the seabobs for a spin. Snorkel with leatherback turtles, too. Or tender to shore to laze under coconut palms. Westwards, Pirates of the Caribbean’s Cueva del Indio is tattooed with ancient rock art. Eastwards, protected Cayos Icacos offers untouched waters teeming with angelfish and barracuda.
Puerto Rico is foodie heaven, and San Juan the pearly gates. Step off your Y.CO yacht’s Old Town mooring for corner-stop Deaverdura. It serves true comida criolla like pimento-flavoured pasteles (meat pastries). Michelin-starred 1919 is the flagship restaurant of the luxe Condado Vanderbilt. Its swordfish with beluga lentils and Parmesan jus will blow you away. Santurce’s JungleBird slings cocktails alongside novelties like ‘ramcocho’ – a mash-up of ramen and traditional sancocho soup.
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