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SAN JOSÉ IN...
ONE DAY
Begin with a peek inside the city's most beautiful building, the 19th-century Teatro Na-
cional . Enjoy an espresso at the theater's atmospheric cafe before heading into the
nearby Museo de Oro Precolombino y Numismática to peruse its trove of the country's
pre-Columbian gold treasures. From here, stroll northeast through Parque Morazán to the
Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo , Central America's most prominent
contemporary-arts institution.
Take lunch on the terrace of Café Mundo or Kalú . Afterwards, browse the shops of his-
toric Barrio Amón, such as Kiosco SJO , Galería Namu and eÑe , then end your afternoon
sampling Costa Rican microbrews at Stiefel or enjoying a happy-hour cocktail at El
Morazán .
TWO DAYS
Start your second day in town with a primer on Costa Rican history at the Museo Nacion-
al , then cross Plaza de la Democracia to the newly relocated and expanded Museo de
Jade . After a stroll through the neighboring Mercado Artesanal for handicrafts, go west
on Av Central to the Catedral Metropolitana , wherejosefinos(people from San José) still
pack the pews for daily mass. Afterward, head northwest to the Mercado Central to shop
for Costa Rican coffee, cigars and cheap eats.
In the evening, venture east to Los Yoses, Barrio Escalante and San Pedro, where you'll
find some of San José's best neighborhood eateries and bars, and the city's most es-
teemed venue for live music, the Jazz Café .
Sights
San José is small and best explored on foot, joining locals along teeming sidewalks and
pedestrian boulevards that lead to vintage theaters, crowded cafes, tree-shaded parks and
some of the finest museums in Central America.
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