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Casa de la Cultura Benjamin Duarte
On the western side of Parque Martí, this is the former Palacio de Ferrer (1918), a riveting neoclassical building with Italian marble floors and – most noticeably – a rooftop cupola equipped with a wrought-iron staircase. The downside? The stairs up are invariably closed – and oth
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Casa Museo de Frank y Josué País
Integral to the success of the Revolution, the young País brothers organized the underground section of the M-26-7 in Santiago de Cuba until Franks murder by the police on July 30, 1957. The exhibits in this home-turned-museum tell the story. Its located about five blocks southeast
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Catedral de la Purísima Concepción Church
Opposite the park, the cathedral dates from 1869 and is distinguished by its wonderful French stained-glass windows. Chinese writing discovered on columns during the ongoing restoration is thought to date from the 1870s. The cathedral is nearly always open; you can also join the fa
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Museo de Arte Colonial
This small museum got a 2012 refurb and displays 19th-century furniture and decorations in an imposing 17th-century building that once belonged to the sugar-rich Iznaga family.
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen , a twin-towered baroque beauty dating from 1825, is another church that shares digs with a former convent. The Monasterio de las Ursalinas is a sturdy arched colonial building with a pretty cloistered courtyard that once provided shelter fo
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El Castillo de Seboruco
Baracoas highest fort was begun by the Spanish in 1739 and finished by the Americans in 1900. Barely recognizable as a fort these days, it serves as Hotel El Castillo. Theres an excellent view of El Yunques flat top over the shimmering swimming pool. A steep stairway at the southwe
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Torreón de Cojímar
Overlooking the harbor is an old Spanish fort (1649) presently occupied by the Cuban Coast Guard. It was the first fortification taken by the British when they attacked Havana from the rear in 1762. Next to this tower and framed by a neoclassical archway is a gilded bust of Ernest
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Laguna de Leonero
This algae-filled natural lake in the Cauto River delta, 40km northwest of Bayamo, is loaded with memorable fly-fishing possibilities. Black bass are the prized catch here: fishing season is November to March. Ecotur runs yacht excursions from CUC$250 for a maximum of six people. F
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Puente Calixto García
If youve only got time to see one bridge (there are 21 in total) in Cubas celebrated city of bridges, gravitate toward this impressive steel structure built in 1899, spanning the Río San Juan with its kayaks floating lazily by. Just south is an eye-catching Che Mural while the nort
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El Nicho
El Nicho, an outlying segment of the Topes de Collantes Natural Park, is the name of a beautiful waterfall on the Río Hanabanilla. But this area also offers a 1.5km nature trail (Reino de las Aguas), swimming in two natural pools, caves, excellent bird-watching opportunities and a
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Faro Colón
Erected in 1848, Faro Colón is one of the oldest lighthouses still operating on the Cuban archipelago. As a result of various naval battles fought in the area during the colonial era, a couple of Spanish shipwrecks – Nuestra Señora de Alta Gracia and the Pizarro – rest in shallow w
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Terminal de Ferrocarriles
Morón has long been central Cubas main railway crossroads and exhibits the most elegant railway station outside Havana. Built in 1923, the buildings edifice is neocolonial, though inside the busy ticket hall hides a more streamlined art deco look. Its all remarkably well kept. Equa
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Arco de Triunfo
The Arch of Triumph on the western edge of Cienfuegos serene central park catapults the plaza into the unique category: there is no other building of its kind in Cuba. Dedicated to Cuban independence, the Francophile monument ushers you through its gilded gateway toward a marble st
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Ana Martí Vázquez
As close as you can get to Parque Céspedes without actually being in it, Anas rooms score highly for size, cleanliness and decent food. The front room is accessed by stairs so steep they almost constitute a ladder. The long, thin, brighter back room has a double and single bed plus
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Jardín de Cactus
Soon after passing the Verraco you burst onto the coast, where the hotels begin. This garden, 600m east of Hotel Costa Morena, has 200 kinds of cactus beautifully arrayed along the rocky hillside, with a large cave at the rear of the garden. Keep your eyes peeled for tiny green col
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Parque Peralta
This square is named for General Julio Grave de Peralta (1834–72), who led an uprising against Spain in Holguín in October 1868. His marble statue (1916) faces the imposing Catedral de San Isidoro. On the western side of the park is the Mural de Origen , depicting the development o
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Mausoleo de Antonio Maceo
On a hilltop at El Cacahual, 8km south of Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí via Santiago de las Vegas, is the little-visited mausoleum of the hero of Cuban independence, General Antonio Maceo, who was killed in the Battle of San Pedro near Bauta on December 7, 1896. An open-air p
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Ganado Santa Gertrudis
Santa Gertrudis cattle are bred at this large Isla Turiguanó farm on the main road just before you enter the causeway to Cayo Coco. The adjoining stadium is evidence that in rodeo-land Cuba is right up there with the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys, bulls, horses and lassos are out most
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Cueva Saturno
One kilometer south of the Vía Blanca, near the airport turnoff, is the freshwater Cueva Saturno, a highly popular (read: crowded) subterranean cave with a pool billed as a snorkeling and/or swimming spot. The waters about 20°C and the maximum depth is 22m, though there are shallow
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Maqueta de Trinidad
Opened in 2014 and encased in the beautifully restored Casa Frias, this scale model of Trinidads casco histórico displays amazing attention to detail (try to pick out your casa particiuar). A resident guide will fill you in on whats what with a conductor-like stick. Plans are afoo
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