Havana
The
best thing about Havana is the city
itself - its architecture, streets and
famous promenades. Especially famed
is the historical centre of the city
that was declared part of the world's
cultural heritage. This vibrant city
is a scientific and cultural centre.
Within its 47 km of coastline, you will
find 20 km of beaches as well as places
to go diving and deep-sea fishing.
Varadero
Varadero is one of the most beautiful and, at 20 km, the longest beach in Cuba. The water remains pleasantly warm all year round - 24 to 29°C. The main street, Avenida Primera, crosses Varadero at an intermediate height up until the hotel Varadero Internacional. There are several restaurants, bars, clubs and shopping options in Varadero. On the beach you are invited into numerous cafes, bars and grill-restaurants, which serve grilled prawns, lobsters or chicken. If you haven't had your fill of fun, then loosen up at one of the numerous cabarets and dance bars or at the Cueva del Pirata disco, which used to be a pirate bar. Hotels also offer diverse entertainment options.
Trinidad
This city is considered to be one
of Cuba’s main attractions.
The traffic free, colonial district
with its colourful houses and old,
massive cobblestone crowns the rest
of the city as its highest point.
You can admire interesting details
of colonial architecture when walking
through the streets around Plaza
Mayor. Especially famous are the
high windows with their skilfully
carved wooden bars that were replaced
last century by iron bars. These
so-called rejas invite the energetic
street life into the house, rather
than excluding it.
Santiago de Cuba
For over 5 centuries Parque Cespedes has been Santiago´s centre and everyone's favourite meeting point. The pompous yellow cathedral watches majestically over life and events on the square. The cathedral was built in its present form in 1922. Directly opposite the cathedral is situated the town hall, from which on January 1, 1959 Fidel Castro declared the revolution. To the left of the town hall is Cuba 's oldest house - Casa Diego Velásquez.
Baracoa
Baracoa os a quaint colonial town of around 50,000 inhabitants on a headland between two bays. Some of Cuba’s most extensive forests blanket the highlands behind the town. The countless coconut trees along the coast give it the appearance of a South Seas island. The cocoa grown in the area is used to maje a distinctive cream popular among area women. Baracoa was the first Spanish settlement in Cuba. This lovely, relaxing town shelters a number of important sights, and visitors make several interesting excursions into the surrounding area.
Holguín
Such
a beautiful thing has never been
seen, were the words -according
to historical testimonies - said
by the great admiral of the oceans,
Christopher Columbus, on October
27, 1492 after setting foot on
Cuban soil for the first time; in
a far place of the eastern waterside,
Bariay, located today within the
territorial limits of the province
of Holguín. Holguín is widely
known as the city of parks, because
of the large number of these green,
open spaces that serve decorate
the area. Holguín is easily
identified by Loma de la Cruz (Hill
of the Cross), a hill marking the
geographic north and whose top is
crowned with a gigantic wooden cross.
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