Four Reasons to Visit San Jose Costa Rica

San Jose Costa Rica is located in the Central Valley in the centre of the country. Many travellers advised us just to get in and get out but we considered giving San Jose a chance and stayed for 5 nights, and we glad we did. Have you been to San Jose in Costa Rica?

Accommodation is reasonably priced but we found eating out and buying simple grocery items quite expensive, in fact, similar price structure to our home town of Sydney, Australia.

Downtown is very busy especially on the weekends, this is where you will find a lot of restaurants, hotels and museums.

What we enjoyed in San Jose Costa Rica

1. San Jose Walking Tour

Jeff and Duncan inside the National Theatre

Jeff Mesa, the owner of Polis Walking Tours was our Tour Guide for the morning. Jeff is very knowledgeable especially on the National Theater of Costa Rica. From our 2 and a half hour walk around town we learnt more about San Jose Costa Rica than if we had read a guide book.

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Monday to Saturday at 9am and 1pm

Meeting point: in front of the principal gate of the National Theater of San Jose Costa Rica

Duration: 2.30 minutes

Bring: water, umbrella and hat

Our blog post on the walking tour can be read here.

2. Mercado Central

Mercado Central

Central Mercado

Established in 1880 Mercado Central is the largest market in the city. Fruit and vegetable stalls alongside house hold products, clothing and souvenirs.

La Sorbetera De Lolo Mora in Central Mercado

Our favourite food stall was La Sorbetera de Lolo Mora – we dare you to walk past it without trying its famous sorbet and order the barquillos – sugar candy sticks that you dip into the sorbet.

3. Feria Verde de Aranjuez