16 Nights | 16-DAY TRANSATLANTIC FROM BARCELONA
About San Juan, Puerto Rico
You will visit the following 10 places:
![San Juan](https://cdn3.gttwl.net/attachments/global/1454705386_original.jpeg?auto=enhance&q=80&h=100&w=100#tatid:645099)
San Juan
San Juan, officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista (Municipality of the Capital City, Saint John the Baptist), is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 658,304 making it the 42nd-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico ("Rich Port City"). Puerto Rico's capital is the second oldest European-established city in the Americas, after Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. Several historical buildings are located in San Juan; among the most notable are the city's former defensive forts, Fort San Felipe del Morro and Fort San Cristóbal, and La Fortaleza, the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Americas.
![Tenerife](https://cdn1.gttwl.net/attachments/global/1472745061_original.jpeg?auto=enhance&q=80&h=100&w=100#tatid:1032638)
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populated island of the seven Canary Islands; it is also the most populated island of Spain. Tenerife is also the largest and most populous island of Macaronesia. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the most of any of the Canary Islands. It is also one of the most important tourist destinations in Spain and the world. Tenerife hosts one of the world's largest carnivals and the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is attempting to become a World Heritage Site. The island is home to the University of La Laguna, which was founded in 1792 and is the oldest university in the Canaries. San Cristóbal de La Laguna (a World Heritage Site) is the second city of the island and the third one of the archipelago. The city of La Laguna was also capital of the Canary Islands until Santa Cruz replaced it in 1833. In the Teide National Park (World Heritage Site), in the center of the island, is the highest elevation of Spain as well as the highest of the islands of the Atlantic Ocean, and the third largest volcano in the world from its base, Teide. Also located on the island Macizo de Anaga since 2015 is Biosphere Reserve and is the place that has the largest number of endemic species in Europe. The island's capital contains the architectural symbol of the Canary Islands, the modern Auditorio de Tenerife.
![Málaga](https://cdn3.gttwl.net/attachments/global/1472400308_original.jpeg?auto=enhance&q=80&h=100&w=100#tatid:1016191)
Málaga
Málaga is a large city in the southern Spanish region of Andalucia and capital of the Malaga Province. The largest city on the Costa del Sol, Malaga has a typical Mediterranean climate and is also known as the birthplace of famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. The city offers beaches, hiking, architectural sites, art museums, excellent shopping and cuisine. While more laid back than Madrid or Barcelona, Malaga is still the center and transport hub for the hugely popular Costa del Sol region, which is flooded with tourists in the summer, and the city has certainly cashed in on the sun and sand, with lots of new construction as well as hotels and facilities geared to tourists. However, Malaga also offers some genuinely interesting historical and cultural attractions in its old city and its setting on the coast is still beautiful.
![Funchal](https://cdn2.gttwl.net/attachments/global/1472662862_original.jpeg?auto=enhance&q=80&h=100&w=100#tatid:1031142)
Funchal
Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 111,892, making it the 6th largest city in Portugal, and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal is one of Portugal's main tourist attractions. It is also popular as a destination for New Year's Eve, and it is the leading Portuguese port on cruise liner dockings.
![Saint Thomas Island](https://cdn4.gttwl.net/attachments/global/1472427810_original.jpeg?auto=enhance&q=80&h=100&w=100#tatid:1026918)
Saint Thomas Island
Saint Thomas is an island in the Caribbean Sea and with the islands of Saint John, Saint Croix, and Water Island a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States. Located on the island is the territorial capital and port of Charlotte Amalie. As of the 2000 census, the population of Saint Thomas was 51,181 about 47% of the US Virgin Island total. The district has a land area of 31.24 square miles (80.9 km2).
![Barcelona](https://cdn4.gttwl.net/attachments/global/1467131585_original.jpeg?auto=enhance&q=80&h=100&w=100#tatid:890046)
Barcelona
Barcelona – Spain's enchanting capital, second largest and most populous city. It is a huge city that vibrates with life, and there’s certainly not another city in the country to touch it for its sheer style, looks or energy. It is one of the world's leading tourist, economic, trade fair and cultural centers, and its influence in commerce, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Barcelona is home to masterpieces of many great architects – the most famous of which is Antoni Gaudí.
![Majorca](https://cdn3.gttwl.net/attachments/global/1482878516_original.jpeg?auto=enhance&q=80&h=100&w=100#tatid:1219109)
Majorca
Majorca or Mallorca is the largest island in the Balearic Islands archipelago, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Balearic Islands have been an autonomous region of Spain since 1983. Like the other Balearic Islands of Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera, the island is an extremely popular holiday destination, particularly for tourists from Germany and the United Kingdom.
![Philipsburg](https://cdn2.gttwl.net/attachments/global/1477103197_original.jpeg?auto=enhance&q=80&h=100&w=100#tatid:1110667)
Philipsburg
Philipsburg is the main town and capital of the country of Sint Maarten. The town is situated on a narrow stretch of land between Great Bay and the Great Salt Pond. It functions as the commercial center of Saint Martin island, whereof Sint Maarten encompasses the southern half. As of 2011, it has 1,327 inhabitants. Philipsburg also has a port that is visited by many cruise liners, ships like Celebrity Solstice, Crown Princess,Disney Magic, and since 2010, Oasis of the Seas & Anthem of the Seas.
![Cadiz](https://cdn1.gttwl.net/uploads/1517173826_original.jpeg?auto=enhance&q=80&h=100&w=100#tatid:1892339)
Cadiz
![Arrecife](https://cdn4.gttwl.net/attachments/global/1465570254_original.jpeg?auto=enhance&q=80&h=100&w=100#tatid:848212)
Arrecife
Arrecife is a city and municipality in the Canary Islands (Spain) situated in the centre-east of the island of Lanzarote, of which it has been the capital since 1852. The city owes its name to the rock reef (''Arrecife'' is Spanish for ''reef'') which covers the beach located in the city. It is a port town on the east coast, served by ferries to the other islands and also Europe and mainland Africa.