Discover Ponce's NeoClassical Buildings and Museums
Founded in 1694, Ponce has a population of about 200,000 people and is the second largest city in Puerto Rico. Ponce is also known as "Ciudad Senorial" because of its many beautiful neoclassical buildings and frontage.
The city has some beautiful plazas, churches, magnificent fountains, highly decorated homes and a very unique fire station. In recent years, many millions of dollars have been spent preserving and restoring the colonial character of the city. Ponce is considered to be a national treasure so if you want to immerse yourself in Puerto Rican culture and history then Ponce is the place to visit. The city offers amazing historical and cultural attractions such as the world class Ponce Museum of Art with its stunning architecture that features seven interconnected hexagons, glass cupolas and a pair of curved staircases. The Museum also offers visitors the chance to view 1000 paintings and 400 sculptures, including the finest collections of European works in the Caribbean by such masters as Rubens, Rodin and Velasquez.
Other interesting buildings around the plaza include the Casa Alcaldia (the city hall), which is the oldest colonial building in Ponce, dating back to the 1840's. The downtown plaza is a worthwhile stop with its beautiful fountains, a stunning cathedral and an old red and black wooden fire station that is still in use today.
For the people that prefer the shopping malls, the "La Guancha Paseo Tablado" (the boardwalk) will suit your needs. The boardwalk is Ponce's lively local gathering place and shopping center. It features a pier that is used as the departure point for a regularly scheduled weekend ferry trip to Coffin Island- small island with unspoiled beaches that are ideal for sunbathers who wish to bronze their bodies. It also has a marked undertater "snorkeling trail" with beautiful undersea views.
User Comments & Reviews
2009-11-12 01:04:08
iwas born in ponce pr but raised in ny nevertheless i dont forge my roots i tried to visit as often asi can i hate to leave when is time ilove my pr
2009-11-08 20:31:05
Puerto Rico, nombre al pensamiento grato. Mi pais es lo mas bello que hay y sobretodo mi pueblo señorial, orgullosa de ser de Ponce. Mi gente, mi calles el mar, el castillo Seralles, El Parque De Bomba viejo, mis tiendas , la plaza las Delicias. En fin amo a Ponce, Puerto Rico. Aun en la distancia te sigo queriendo. Y siempre te envio bendiciones para mi gente .
2009-11-02 23:02:54
Puerto rico es el mejor lugar en el mundo!!! es incomparable wif los otros lugares de el universo!!! nasi en manati me cree en morovis!!! el rio de ponce es mi favorito lugar pa pasar el tiempo
2009-10-18 14:47:58
Es mi isla bella. Como anoro mis navidades, mis veranos en ellas. y quien olvida los fetivales de Febrero (los vijigantes) Nacida y criada en Ponce. vivo en Ct hace 19 anos pero viajo cada 2 anos. y como disfrutos esas 2 semanas. wao. como lloro cuando tengo que regresal. Mi isla bella.
2009-10-14 17:22:48
Puerto Rico Is the place place on earth. Our culture is full of Salsa. The island is so beauliful It something you can't explain it something you have to experience.
2009-10-14 02:19:11
mi bella ciudad de ponce la extraño siempre aunque hace 25 años que vivo en e.u. y hacen 6 años que no voy, pero quiero unas vacaciones.
2009-10-05 19:03:16
esa es mi ciudad!!!!!!!! la ciudad de los leones!!!!!!!!!!!! roarrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ponce es Ponce y lo demas es parking...
2009-10-03 15:23:05
Ponce, mi pueblo, donde naci y me vio crecer, no lo cambio por nada, aunque me encuentro en el estado de connecticut, extrano mi isla, como ella ninguna; nadie puede compararla con ninguna. Por eso eres y seras ; LA ISLA DEL ENCANTO.
2009-10-02 17:41:32
Y0 quiero vivir en mi isla,la economia no me deja, yo amo mi pr.
2009-09-29 00:43:53
puerto rico la isla bella, mi-encanto
2009-09-24 21:00:05
si asi este es mi pueblo Ponce Puertorico a mi men canta parque de bombas.. tengo 12 anyos y a mi men canta Puertorico
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