Old San Juan is roughly seven square blocks, surrounded on three sides by a fortified wall built between the 16th and 18th centuries. The wall is massive, rising in places as high as 40 feet.

Get Out of Town is a series where we highlight easy getaways from Boston. ... Old San Juan is home to 15 th century architecture and stunning hole-in-the-wall restaurants, ...

Though it may be the most popular gateway into Puerto Rico, there's no much more to see than the raging nightlife, timeless Old Town, and numerous historical landmarks speckled throughout San Juan.

Old San Juan: life and historic ... The leading voices against the developments proposed for the islet of San Juan agree that the walled town is on the way to becoming “a kind of theme park ...