Get more travel inspiration, tips and exclusive offers sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletter. Pick up a kite from the vendors alongside the fort’s grassy promenade and join local families who gather on the weekend to picnic, walk their dogs, play baseball and fly kites. This remarkable feat of military engineering was built by the Spanish over a quarter century from 1529. No visit to Old San Juan is complete with exploring El Morro, widely considered the oldest fortification in the Americas. Stroll along Calle Norzagaray, a picturesque street lined with townhomes, to the colossal Castillo San Cristobál. Stop for brunch and a locally grown Gustos coffee at Mercado la Carreta. Immerse yourself in the city’s romantic charms with a stroll along Calle San Sebastián, which brims with flower-filled patios, eclectic boutiques and contemporary art galleries. Puerto Rico’s cultural jewel is a rainbow-hued confection of preserved Spanish townhomes, palatial forts, venerable churches and historic plazas, encircled by a (largely intact) 16th-century wall. It departs from a spot near the ship and mainly has stops out of town.Īt the pier there is also a tourist trolley train that offers tours through the city centre of Kristiansand and that doubles as a shuttle service.Old San Juan’s historic alleys are filled with romantic charms – and a soundtrack of irresistible music © Colvin / Getty Images Day 1 Morning: Tread the cobblestones of Old San Juanįall under the spell of Old San Juan. There is a hop on hop off bus in Kristiansand that often operates when a cruise ship is in town. Single tickets cost between 35 and 50 kroner and 24 hours tickets between 70 and 100 kroner.
24 hour bus-cards are sold at the customer information centre at the central bus terminal.
You pay the driver in cash Norwegian Kroner. To Kristiansand open-air museum: Take route 01, M1, M2, M3 eastboun to Bjorndalssletta. To Kristiansand cannon museum: Take route M1 westbound to Krooden. To Kristiansand zoo: Take route 01 and M1 eastbound to Dyreparken/Quality hotel. From here you can catch the following busses: See the location of the local bus stop in the map above. There is a perfect bus system in Kristiansand that can take you to all the mayor sights out of town. You also have several other options to get around town: The city centre is square shaped. All together it is only 1 square km. From both docks you will walk by the fish market to get to the city. If there are 2 ships in town it could be that you are going to a slightly different dock, see map above for its locations.įrom these docks it is about 1 km walk to get to the city centre. When there is only 1 ship in town you will dock at the southern pier on the island of Odderoya. Find out underneath what there is to find in port, what your transportation options are and what to see and do in Kristiansand.Ĭruise Port Guide Kristiansand – Norway: docked Hiking, sightseeing, scenery or history is all what you can find in or closeby the port of Kristiansand. You can also find the famous zoo, cannon museum and open air museum in the near are. The city centre might be small and there are limited things to do in town, but Kristiansand it without doubt a city that has a small town feel to it where the tiny coffee corners and boutique shops are abundant. All in all this makes for beautiful scenery in the area and let’s not forget about the charming town of Kristiansand. The region is known for its mild and sunny climate and the coastline is famous for its thousand islands. It is often referred to as the coolest riviera because it is the favorite summer destination among the Norwegians. This is the reason why they call Kristiansand the capital of the south. It is one of the fastest growing regions in Scandinavia thanks to its industries and geographical position.
With a population of 90.000 Kristiansand is the 5th largest city in Norway. Welcome to the Kristiansand cruise port guide.