By Cynthia J. MacKay
Now I know better. The Museo de Arte de Ponce is a knock-your-eyes-out museum designed by Edward Durell Stone (also the architect of Rye’s Milton Harbor House). To me it seemed to float in the air and dissolve in light. It contains major works by many of the world’s great artists, including Goya, Velazquez, Cranach, Durer, and Rodin. We spent three hours there, and could happily have spent more.
Ponce’s nickname is “Museum City,” because it also offers high-quality museums of history, architecture, and music. It even has a museum of firefighting, located in a striking black-and-red striped historic building in the central square.
There are no fewer than ten universities in Ponce, including one of the three best on the island. (The other two are in Mayaguez and San Juan — the Harvard, Yale, and Princeton of Puerto Rico.)
Most tourists miss Ponce because they gravitate to the resorts on the north shore, with their sandy surf beaches. We stayed in Dorado in the north and then drove three hours south across the mountains to this amazing city.
You may have guessed that Ponce was named after Ponce de León. A Spanish conquistador who joined Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World in 1493, de Leon became the first governor of Puerto Rico in the early 16th century.
A great time to visit Ponce is February during Mardi Gras, when the whole city explodes with color and music.
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