cuba mare

tropic island

travelling to cuba

by mariam hidalgo

PLACES TO VISIT

• Varadero
• El Malecon
• Cienfuegos
• Santiago de Cuba
• Plaza de la Revolucion
• El Morro

Varadero

it is a heavenly destination where you can relax and enjoy without worries. The most interesting and notable things about Varadero are its 22 kilometers of beach on the Atlantic Ocean, where you can lie down and contemplate the contrasts of its white sand with the turquoise blue of its waters.

Malecòn

The Malecón, Havana's scenic 7km-long seaside street, is one of the city's most soulful and quintessentially Cuban streets, and long a favorite meeting place for assorted lovers, philosophers, poets, itinerant minstrels, fishermen and melancholy Florida observers.

Cienfuegos is known as the "Pearl of the South of Cuba" and it is no wonder since this small city has conquered travelers from all over the world thanks to the fusion between the elegance of its refined French spirit and its affable Caribbean style . Arranged around the most spectacular natural bay in the country, Cienfuegos is a seaside city with an enviable location on the Caribbean Sea

Cienfuegos

Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba is the second most important city on the island of Cuba. It is located in the south of the island and has witnessed the occurrence of important historical events starting from the era of Spanish colonization.

Plaza de la Revolucion

The square is decidedly immense, here the Cubans listened to the voice of Fidel Castro in his speeches to the Cuban people, the square is the political heart of Cuba, surrounded by ugly government buildings, on whose facades stand the gigantic images of Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos. In the center of the square there is the monument to Josè Martì, one of the many that Cuba has dedicated to him, but this is undoubtedly the most impressive.

El morro

Among the oldest Cuban castles, the Castillo del Morro remains an imposing defensive fortification at the entrance to the Port of Havana. You must visit the Castle of the Three Wise of Morro, one of the most exceptional and distinguished military constructions of Havana, capital of Cuba.

CURIOSITIES ABOUT CUBA

Cuba's cultural richness is not limited to history, music and dance: the artisanal production of alcohol, thanks to the numerous sugar cane plantations, is also part of the island's heritage. The best known is undoubtedly rum.

CURIOSITIES ABOUT CUBA

Cuban tobacco is part of the culture of the Cuban people, especially for those who see it from other latitudes of the world. In that land excellent plantations are cultivated for making cigars, which after their exquisite processing are marketed to the world with great acceptance and recognized quality.