Location: San Salvador
Top Things to do in San Salvador
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The 10 Best Things to do in San Salvador, San Salvador Department
El Salvador's capital, San Salvador, is a modern city of wide boulevards and narrow streets, outdoor markets, government buildings, high-rises, monuments, an exuberant nightlife, museums and other cultural institutions. And all set against the backdrop of San Salvador volcano. The city is surrounded by shantytowns as well as affluent suburbs with restaurants and large shopping malls. Peaceful settings such as the botanic garden of Parque Cuscutlan provide a break from the city's hectic pace.
Restaurants in San Salvador
1. Joya de Ceren Archaeological Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 585 reviews
Excavation at "Jewel of the Ceren", a pre-Columbian Mayan farming village, that was buried under a volcanic eruption around 600 A.D.
Reviewed By tiagodcr - Mae Nam, Thailand
We did a tour of this site with Eduardo from Salvadorean Tours and he and the location were amazing. With Eduardo’s local knowledge the site came to life. Well worth a stop
2. Devil's Door (Puerta del Diablo)
3. Plaza Futura
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 438 reviews
Reviewed By margaritar380
The plaza is beautifully decorated for Christmas. Lots of restaurant options, shopping, and beautiful view!
4. Iglesia El Rosario
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4.5 based on 616 reviews
Reviewed By ginamarcelaf2015
It is a beautiful modern church located in San Salvador down town. It has spectacular rainbow stained glass windows inside.
5. Jardin Botanico La Laguna
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 138 reviews
Reviewed By Firsdown - West Sussex, United Kingdom
A wonderful oasis of calm in a hot, busy car filled city. Well maintained particularly considering that it is in a developing country. Plenty of facilities and interesting wildlife such as large iguanas, terrapins and plenty of birds. Small but perfectly formed!
6. Lake Ilopango
7. Parque Nacional El Boqueron
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 783 reviews
Reviewed By mikebrownnz - Cardiff, United Kingdom
El Boqueron is a relatively short drive from San Salvador and you can be taken to within a relatively short distance of the summit. It takes a normal person about ten minutes to walk the track to the top. There is a track that once used to lead a long way around the rim and down to the bottom of the crater but this is no longer maintained and specifically advised against using. Once at the summit, there are four viewing points along about a fifty metre section of the rim. There is also a small information centre next to the car park and a wonderful view back across San Salvador and Lake Ilopango to the volcano of San Vicente. Slightly further down the hillside there are a couple of restaurants which have even clearer views than from the top.
8. Museo de Arte de El Salvador
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4.5 based on 162 reviews
Reviewed By Muggle2000 - London, Canada
Small but rich in culture. We enjoyed the galleries and exhibitions. The entrance fee was less than $3.00 which covered the entire museum. There is a restaurant in the premises as well, can't comment on that as we didn't actually go in. There's also a small gift shop with souvenirs, some cheaper than others. The exhibitions were full of culture and history, with local artists work. The civil war years exhibition was filled with nostalgia and a sense of sadness, part of our history. A small suggestion : it would be nice to see a description in other languages for those whose Spanish is not their mother tongue, just so that they could learn too ????... Other that, a wonderful place, loved it...
9. Catedral Metropolitana
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4.0 based on 316 reviews
Reviewed By SteveRainville99 - Orlando, United States
This was definitely one of my favorite building in all of San Salvador. The architectural design is flawless, both inside and outside. I loved the memorial to Saint Oscar Arnulfo Romero, who was brutally killed back in 1980, and became a hero of this small nation. Just beautiful at every corner, especially the painted dome!
10. National Palace
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4.0 based on 102 reviews
Reviewed By luiscanelo - San Salvador, El Salvador
I have to be honest, this place never interested me in the past, but i had to take my girlfriend, because she wanted to know more about the history of my country, and because of her, i found out this nice place full of history, it's such a beautiful building that it deserves a visit once in a lifetime of every citizen of this country. I hope they will restore it to it's full someday!
