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Porto Bello, since 1989 - Puerto Vallarta Italian restaurant in the Marina Marina Sol Local #7, Tel: 221-0003 Here are just a few pictures a friend and I have taken over the years on casual strolls through the Marina Vallarta area, mostly along the boardwalk/harbor, and capturing a few landmarks and restaurants, bars, stores and cafes - no intention of being comprehensive or very detailed. The Marina itself consists of approximately 500 boat slips. You can contact Harbor master Sergio Bernal at Tel: 221-0722, 221-0275. Travel tips and reminders: I strongly advise you to check prices before ordering, always keep an accurate account of your tab, and count your change. Better to pay when served, as opposed to keeping a tab at Puerto Vallarta nightclubs and bars. Please note too that it's customary in Mexico for the client to ask for the bill in restaurants and bars. Here are more Puerto Vallarta travel tips and vacation advice. And yes I'd say that the Marina Vallarta
area and the PV malecon downtown neighborhood along with other tourist
locations in this beach town, are safe to walk around and enjoy, day and
night. For the best map of the airport and the Marina district area which
includes a golf course and many of the best quality 4 and 5 star Puerto
Vallarta hotels, you can visit here for JR's up-to-date, very handy and
definitive Marina
map here, or check out the simpler (and older les sup-to-date) Map
that I have below at page bottom.
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Puerto Vallarta Marina and the Plaza
Neptune shopping center at its entrance
(statue of Neptune - Roman god of
the sea, and of fresh and salt water)
A fine shot by Benoit of the bronze
Humpback Whale sculpture at the entrance to Marina Vallarta
by Puerto Vallarta artist Octavio
Gonzalez
Four years in the making, it was
placed here in 2001
The biggest sculpture in the city,
"Vallarta Whale" weighs in at some 12 tons, is 13 meters long and 9 meters
high
There are 2 smaller replicas of
this sculpture in Mission, Texas and in
Highland Park, Illinois, two of
the town's sister cities
La Estancia restaurant along the
Marina walkway boardwalk - Hola!
Crowd-pleasing Mariscos El Coleguita
(Seafood Buddy) known for its cordial service,
on Popa Street local 17 at the Condos
Marina del Rey, Weds-Mon, 1pm-8pm, Tel: 108-9726
One of the most popular restaurants
in the Marina with reasonably priced seafood
the Marina in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Marinor of the Seas cruise ship,
in port every week, as seen from the Marina
with the beautiful Sierra Madre
mountains in the background surrounding the city
Friendly waiters from the restaurant
El Fogon
located in front of the Condominiums
Marina del Rey Local 14A, daily 10am-10pm, Tel: 221-3636
Near full moon rising in January
2011
Elisa Mia boat from Wilmington,
DE
El Faro Lighthouse bar, 245 Paseo
de la Marina, Telephone: 221-0541, 221-0542
Lighthouse cocktail lounge with
guitar/easy listening music, open seating and panoramic views
overlooking the Puerto Vallarta
Marina from the 110 foot tower. Pretty crowded for sunset. Daily, 5pm-1am
Sticky Fingers Grill House and Bar
112 Quilla, local 9, Marina del
Rey, Tel: 221-0359
Fresh sea food daily, Mexican and
BBQ
Restaurant 7:30am-11pm with bar
service until 2am
Rincon de Buenos Aires open air
restaurant, Royal Pacific Yacht Club, local 126
Marina Vallarta, Phone: 221-2260
the ubiquitous Starbucks Coffee
now has at least 5 or 6 cafe locations in Vallarta
Angelo's Italian restaurant along
the Marina boardwalk
Grand opening in November 2010 of
the D'Z
Route 66 Rock N Roll Diner
Paseo de la Marina 3 Marina
Golf Condos Local #6 - Tel: 209-0760, Daily 8am-10pm
Reportedly just about the best fish
tacos in Puerto Vallarta can be eaten at one of Marisma Fish Taco stands/restaurants.
Three locations in town: in the
Marina at Popa and Quilla just behind Plaza Neptune at the Condos Marina
del Rey;
in Fluvial Vallarta at Carlos Barrios
and Lake Michigan street; and on the South Side at 320 Naranjo.
Menu includes smoked marlin tacos,
ceviche on tostadas, shrimp, crab and fish tacos.
A pretty glorious sunset
in the Marina Vallarta
Fishing Charters PV, Office at 553
Venero street in Colonia Ojo de Agua
offering Puerto Vallarta fishing
charters out of the Marina on some 40 different boats
Photo thanks to Mauricio Fuentes
Cell: 044-322-185-0147 from US and
Canada: 1-888-933-5567
Information at Fishing
Charters PV
Chappy's
Sports Bar (facebook) open Daily, 10am-Midnight
with fifteen-twenty tables outside
and 4-5 televisions with sports,
plus the inside seating and viewing
area, with bartenders Ricky and Chuey.
Reasonably priced food as well,
good to excellent reviews.
Chappy's is located at Ancla and
Malecon streets at the Condo Club de Tenis Puesta Sol.
Tel: 209-0837, Cell: 044-322-136-2962
the Etnia Africana/African Ethnic
shop in the Plaza Neptune Commercial Center, Local 14E-15E
Mon-Sat, 9:30am-7pm and Sun, 9:30am-1pm
with Phone: 221-2920
Lamps and furniture as well as wood
and semi-precious stone sculputres
Brando's
sports bar & restaurant with Mexican and American food
Calle Popa, Local 10-11, at the
Marina del Rey
Telephone: 221-2721, 209-1059. Daily,
12 Noon-2am
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next three pictures thanks to Benoit
Gagnon
Marina Vallarta with the El Faro
Lighthouse bar in the background
La Marina Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
with its many boats in March 2011
some of the hotels and resorts as
seen from Banderas Bay -
Puerto Vallarta panoramic views
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Two more views of the terrific bronze
Humpback Whale sculptures by Puerto Vallarta artist Octavio Gonzalez,
with the sea god Neptune in background,
at the entrance to Marina Vallarta.
Other local statues and sculptures
can be viewed on the art
photos page.
Handy map of Marina Vallarta (click
for a larger size)
Showing points of interests such
as the Maritime Terminal, Plaza Neptune shopping center,
Amerimed hospital, Plaza Marina,
and the Golf course
As well as the location of hotels
such as the Bay View Grand, Velas Vallarta, Marriott Casa Magna,
Melia, Mayan Palace, Westin Regina,
Club Embarcadero and Flamingo Vallarta.
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