Visiting Juan Griego nowadays is enjoying the encore of the past and the present.

Juan Griego, located on the north coast of beautiful Margarita Island, is a must to visit and also to listen to the children telling the story of the fort and the town in a very particular way, asking impertinently for a tip when finishing. It is tradition in Juan Griego.

The Fortin, known by many different names, as El Fuerte, el Calvario, the hill of the Crosses or the Battery segments the bay in two. The southeastern part, with its small picturesque beaches and La Galera Beach, offering a breathtaking view of the shoreline.

There also is the dynamic Juan Griego, with its stores offering Free Port merchandise in an ample variety and excellent prices.

Juan Griego is an interesting town to visit, with romantic bay line restaurants, an idyllic bay full of fisher boats, the famous sunsets that paint the sky and the sea in thousand colors and are enjoyed by visitors from the Fortin or the restaurants.

If you miss visiting Juan Griego, you miss to pay respect to a heroic town where the inhabitants are still fighting, but nowadays, they are liberating battle for prosperity and well-being.