Tourism in Cuba

Santiago de Cuba

Former capital of the island, Santiago de Cuba deserves one detailed visit, that can begin in the Cespedes park to delight with the impressive row of balconies of the Velázquez House, the oldest of America. From here it can be initiated an interesting tour, beginning in the Heredia street, where we will find many essential monuments and places like the Trova House, the Cuban Historical Ambience and the Carnival museums and the Students House, among others.

The defensive system of the city concentrates its maximum interest in the Castillo del Morro, with its Piracy museum. One of the local meeting places is the Pico street, in whose base is the Tívoli district, the heart of the carnival. Anyone wishing to deepen in the Santiago history must approach to the Revolution seat and the Santa Ifligenia cemetery, catalogued as a National Monument, with sculptures and mausoleums considered as a statuary work of art, and where are the Jose Martí and Jose Antonio Maceo tombs.

In the outskirts of the city are two places of inescapable visit: the Baconao park, declared as Natural Reserve of the Biosphere, and the sanctuary of the Cuban patron saint, the Virgin of the Cooper Charity. Here it’s also the beautiful and spectacular landscape of Sierra Maestra, with its great coffee plantations.

The Holguín province, known as "land of nickel", has its capital in the city of the same name. It has a beautiful viewpoint over the Mayabe valley. The most interesting points are the Indo-Cuban Baní Museum, the Cuernalavaca beach, one of the most beautiful in Cuba, and the Naranjo bay. The hunting lovers can get to the Saetía key, place with an abundant fauna.