TEMPORAY CLOSURE NOTIFICATION
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Contact: Dilcia Gonzalez, 787-729-6777
Superintendent Walter J. Chavez announces that Castillo San Cristóbal and Castillo San Felipe del Morro will be closed to the public on Christmas Day, December 25, 2011 and on New Year's Day, January 1, 2012.The Paseo del Morro will remain open, as well as the esplanade or surrounding grounds of El Morro. Everyone is urged to visit and bring your guests to enjoy the fortifications during all other Christmas local festivities, to include Three Kings Day. For additional information you may call (787)729-6777 or visit www.nps.gov/saju. San Juan National Historic Site is comprised of Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Castillo San Cristóbal, Fort San Juan de La Cruz (El Cañuelo), the San Juan Gate, Paseo del Morro and most of the City Wall.The fortifications are regularly open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. In addition, San Cristóbal is open until 7:00 pm on Tuesdays when the LeLoLai festival program is held in the main plaza from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.Admission to San Juan NHS is $3.00 per fort for adults and free for ages 15 and under. |
Did You Know?
Three lighthouses have stood on El Morro's 6th level in its long history. The first one was built in 1846. A second one replaced it in 1872. It took a direct hit during the 1898 bombardment by Sampson's US fleet, but the brick foundation was salvaged in 1909 to erect the lighthouse in use today.