Heredia Cities Offer Alternative Costa Rica Vacation Experience
Heredia province is located in the central highlands of Costa Rica to the north of the country’s capital city, San Jose. The southern part of the province comprises many closely connected towns like Heredia city, Barva, San Rafael, Santo Domingo, Los Angeles, La virgin and La Ribera de Belen, which together form a significant population hub fringing the northern boundary of the San Jose metropolis. Many visitors to Costa Rica have discovered their favorite vacation rental homes in Heredia among the lush forests and coffee plantations that Heredia is famous for.
Attractions Around Heredia Vacation Rental Homes
Given their higher elevation, Heredia vacation rentals offer a cooler climate, an interesting mix of temperate and tropical forests, and a captivating view of the sprawling metropolis of San Jose, day or night. From their Heredia rental villas, guests can easily visit the many weekly ‘ferias’ or farmers markets which sell everything from fruits and vegetables to souvenirs, clothing and handicrafts. The vacation rental homes in Heredia also make a great base for visitors to explore the Central Valley cities: San Jose, Alajuela and Cartago, and from their Heredia vacation rentals, guests can easily drive to attractive mountain towns like Atenas, Grecia and Sarchi.
Heredia Vacation Rentals Offer Amazing Night View
The provincial capital city of Heredia is a bustling commercial hub with large shopping malls next to modern highways as well as narrow streets full of restaurants, cafes and small shops packed with surprises. With beautiful mountain scenery as its backdrop, Heredia city is thronged with university students, shoppers and vacationers enjoying a day out from their Heredia vacation rental homes perched on the surrounding foothills, with a commanding view of the central valley; when night falls, a sea of lights spread across the valley before them.
Costa Rica Eco-Tourism Vacation Destination in North Heredia
Sarapiqui, a district that dominates 85% of the province, is world famous as an eco tourism paradise, attracting white-water rafting sportsmen and birdwatchers from all over the world in equal numbers. Several wildlife reserves and biological study stations are located here. Puerto Viejo, the district capital, is surrounded by agricultural plains, with pineapple, cacao and banana plantations dominating the landscape; a tour to these plantations is highly recommended.
