Avenida Balboa, Panama Province, Panama
4.5 (2.498 reviews) Spent Ranking #10 in Panama City Points of Interest & Landmarks • Historic Walking Areas
A Close-Up Perspective of Panama City
I believe that visiting a city is incomplete without a few hours walk of its streets, especially by the water, if the subject location has any kind of shore. Panama City is no exception and while is informaticve to see both the beautiful and ugly sides of any place, I tend to accept that large cities will always try to hide their barrios and trash behind some derelict walls or fences. I am trying to get over this aspect, every time, and enjoy the urban beauty, preferring to keep as memories the amazing architecture and landscapes. If you want to do the same - Panama has a lot to show you and its best perspective can be admired from the Balboa Avenue, along the water. It has a pedestrian route lined with palm trees, it feels safe and it is quite clean.
Address
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Website
http://www.avenidabalboa.com
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 05, 2024, 3:24
User Ratings
4.5 based on (2.498 reviews)
Reviews
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5LaraKZ 5:00 PM Mar 1, 2020
A walk between the old town and the futuristic new one but if you drive it can get chaotic especially during Carnival
If time allows you definitely get an hour walk to admire on one side the futuristic buildings of the new city and on the other get the taste of old in Casco Viejo. Best if you can do a double stroll as the day and the night view have each their charm. Now if you drive there it can get a bit crazy even with a GPS on as the street is split in individual one-ways and in case you need to return there are only dedicated turns where you can do that. Also during big events like the Carnival it gets partially closed . Normally they would close the part towards Casco Viejo so you will need a big detour on a parallel street to get back on the main avenue. We experienced such issue during last Carnival and we had to drive parallel up to Calle 42 to be able to past from south to north back into the Avenue.
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5ProsaicTraveller 5:00 PM Mar 7, 2020
A wonderful walk
We had two evening walks along this promenade. Anyone visiting Panama City should take the time to explore this area. Wonderful city views and plenty of vendors along the path, if you get thirsty.
