Casa Blanca Review

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Casa Blanca

  • Address: 1 Calle San Sebastián, Old San Juan, San Juan, 00901
  • Phone: 787/725-1454
  • www.icp.gobierno.pr

Fodor's Review:

The original structure on this site was a wooden house built in 1521 as a home for Ponce de León; he died in Cuba without ever having lived here. His descendants occupied its sturdier replacement, a lovely colonial mansion with tile floors and beam ceilings, for the next 250 years. From the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898 to 1966 it was the home of the U.S. Army commander in Puerto Rico. Several rooms decorated with colonial-era furnishings are open to the public. A guide will show you around, and then you can explore on your own. Don't miss the stairway leading down from one of the bedrooms; alas, despite local lore it leads to a small room and not to a tunnel to nearby El Morro. The lush garden, recently reopened to the public, is a quiet place to unwind.

  • Cost: $3
  • Open: Tues.-Sat. 9-noon and 1-4
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