Guidebook for Santa Teresa

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Guidebook for Santa Teresa

Food Scene

Fresh fish and good drinks! Sometimes live music!
10 locals recommend
Fishbar
10 locals recommend
Fresh fish and good drinks! Sometimes live music!
Best italian bakery in town.
6 locals recommend
Mafra's Panaderia Pasteleria y Cafė
6 locals recommend
Best italian bakery in town.
Very good for lunch or breakfast. Good coffee!!!
Bali Beach Deli • Sandwiches & Coffee
Casa Zen Beach Access Road
Very good for lunch or breakfast. Good coffee!!!
Pizza and Empanadas
Casa del Mar Surf Destiny
Pizza and Empanadas
A typical soda. Gallo Pinto for breakfast and a lot of dishes with rice and beans.
Soda La Yunta
Calle Cóbano
A typical soda. Gallo Pinto for breakfast and a lot of dishes with rice and beans.
Typical costa rican soda, taht offers local food.
16 locals recommend
Soda Tiquicia
16 locals recommend
Typical costa rican soda, taht offers local food.

Entertainment & Activities

Yoga Classes every day!
Casa Zen Guesthouse & Yoga Center
30103 Casa Zen Beach Access Rd
Yoga Classes every day!
Yoga with an amazing oceanview
16 locals recommend
Hotel Horizon Yoga Santa Teresa
Calle Buenos Aires
16 locals recommend
Yoga with an amazing oceanview
Yoga and Spa on the beachside
8 locals recommend
Hotel Tropico Latino
8 locals recommend
Yoga and Spa on the beachside
Surf the whole year around. La Lora is the famous wave for advanced surfers.
119 locals recommend
Santa Teresa Beach
119 locals recommend
Surf the whole year around. La Lora is the famous wave for advanced surfers.
Perfect Surf specially in summertime for beginners. The waves are breaking most of the time more soft here then in playa santa teresa.
26 locals recommend
Carmen Beach
26 locals recommend
Perfect Surf specially in summertime for beginners. The waves are breaking most of the time more soft here then in playa santa teresa.
Surfing in front of the beach restaurant. Closest Surf to the swinda cowork apartment.
45 locals recommend
Banana Beach Restaurant
Villa Bonita Drive
45 locals recommend
Surfing in front of the beach restaurant. Closest Surf to the swinda cowork apartment.
Have an amazing view from a pool over the whole cost line. Go here for a drink for sunset.
7 locals recommend
Hotel Vista de Olas
Calle Vista de Olas
7 locals recommend
Have an amazing view from a pool over the whole cost line. Go here for a drink for sunset.

Everything Else

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SWINDA COWORK OFFICE
If you need a place to work remote in town, this is the place. Surrounded by a lush tropical garden, SWINDA COWORK OFFICE is a mix of locals and digital nomads from all disciplines including the arts, design, technology, business development, web services, architecture and academia. Coworking with high speed internet by the beach!

Parks & Nature

A small trail brings you to the waterfall in montezuma.
67 locals recommend
Montezuma Waterfall
67 locals recommend
A small trail brings you to the waterfall in montezuma.
Nestled on the extreme southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula is the Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve, one of the most scenically beautiful areas of » Costa Rica. Cabo Blanco holds a special place in the history of Costa Rica. It was the country's first area that was protected for nature conservation, and the first National Park created in Costa Rica in 1963.
Capo Blanco
Nestled on the extreme southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula is the Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve, one of the most scenically beautiful areas of » Costa Rica. Cabo Blanco holds a special place in the history of Costa Rica. It was the country's first area that was protected for nature conservation, and the first National Park created in Costa Rica in 1963.
Curú National Wildlife Refuge and Hacienda is located on the southern Nicoya Peninsula of northwestern Costa Rica. The area is teaming with abundant wildlife and hosts one of the most beautiful beaches and protected bays on the Nicoya Peninsula. The area offers easy access to seeing some of the most sought after species such as White-faced monkeys, Howler monkeys, Spider Monkeys, Scarlet Macaws, White-tailed Deer, Collared Peccary, Coati, Raccoons, Coyotes, Iguanas, and hundreds of species of tropical and migratory birds.
13 locals recommend
Playa Curú
13 locals recommend
Curú National Wildlife Refuge and Hacienda is located on the southern Nicoya Peninsula of northwestern Costa Rica. The area is teaming with abundant wildlife and hosts one of the most beautiful beaches and protected bays on the Nicoya Peninsula. The area offers easy access to seeing some of the most sought after species such as White-faced monkeys, Howler monkeys, Spider Monkeys, Scarlet Macaws, White-tailed Deer, Collared Peccary, Coati, Raccoons, Coyotes, Iguanas, and hundreds of species of tropical and migratory birds.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cocktails on the beach.
20 locals recommend
Habanero Mex-Grill
20 locals recommend
Cocktails on the beach.
Beach Bar and electro partys almost every friday.
9 locals recommend
Blue Bar Bistro
9 locals recommend
Beach Bar and electro partys almost every friday.
On the beach with one of the most beautiful surrounding in town to have a drink for sunset.
10 locals recommend
Ranchos Itauna
10 locals recommend
On the beach with one of the most beautiful surrounding in town to have a drink for sunset.
Every sunday the town comes here together to watch the sunset. With fire and hula dancers, a huge bonfire and djs. It's also open on other evenings and it's good for kids too, because they have a trampolin and swings.
39 locals recommend
Rocamar
39 locals recommend
Every sunday the town comes here together to watch the sunset. With fire and hula dancers, a huge bonfire and djs. It's also open on other evenings and it's good for kids too, because they have a trampolin and swings.

Essentials

All your basic things you need to buy. Groceries and more.
9 locals recommend
Super Costa
Calle Cóbano
9 locals recommend
All your basic things you need to buy. Groceries and more.
Organic vegetables and fruits. Fridays is an organic market in front. Fresh coconuts and vegan ice cream you can find here. Also you can buy smoothies here in front in a little shop. There is an organic market every saturday (after 3pm) too at the beach in fron.
25 locals recommend
GREEN WORLD STORE
Villa Bonita Drive
25 locals recommend
Organic vegetables and fruits. Fridays is an organic market in front. Fresh coconuts and vegan ice cream you can find here. Also you can buy smoothies here in front in a little shop. There is an organic market every saturday (after 3pm) too at the beach in fron.

Getting Around

From the terminal 7-10 you can go with the public bus to Santa Teresa. The bus ride takes in total around 6 hours, including a ferry ride (beautiful views and whale watching possible) with 2 hours. The bus stop in Santa Teresa is 120 meters in front the apartment.
19 locals recommend
Terminal 710
Calle 8
19 locals recommend
From the terminal 7-10 you can go with the public bus to Santa Teresa. The bus ride takes in total around 6 hours, including a ferry ride (beautiful views and whale watching possible) with 2 hours. The bus stop in Santa Teresa is 120 meters in front the apartment.
You can book a private shuttle to Santa Teresa with Montezuma Expeditions.
Montezuma Expeditions
You can book a private shuttle to Santa Teresa with Montezuma Expeditions.