Attractions & Excursions

The Boulevard, a valuable recreational center in Varadero beach

Cubaplus courtesy of Prensa Latina

After opening this resort on November 2, the Boulevard, with numerous food, commercial and cultural services, is opting to become the most important recreational center of this famous tourist destination.

Carapachibey lighthouse, guardian of the Cuban southern coast

By Petra Joaquina

The Carapachibey Lighthouse, located south of the Isle of Youth, is one of the highest in Latin America, over 60 meters high.

Havana’s Malecón: More than a place for a stroll

By Sandra Portilla

If you go from the Castillo de San Salvador de La Punta to the Castillo de la Chorrera, the beginning and end of the Malecón in Havana, you can find fishermen from the Punta itself.

Lake Hanabanilla, human creation for man

By Mercy Ramos

Located between the mountains of Manicaragua, a municipality in the central province of Villa Clara, Lake Hanabanilla is a mirror of water measuring 14.9 square kilometers and with a depth between 30 and 40 meters.

The street of wood, one of the jewels of Old Havana

BY MERCY RAMOS, PHOTOS: COURTESY OF ALEXIS RODRÍGUEZ

Old Havana is one of the most visited places in the Cuban capital, both by national and foreign tourists who vacation in the largest of the Antilles every year.

The Pirate’s Cave, recreational cultural center in Varadero

By Rose Ross

To its most precious resource, the beach, Varadero has added natural attractions such as caves and escarpments, a string of virgin keys that are easily accessible, the riches of a characteristic natural landscape that is preserved in this portion of the territory, and other cultural, historical and environmental places, closely related to the cities of Matanzas, Cárdenas and the Zapata Peninsula.

Cuba's Sancti Spiritus province repairs tourist facilities

Prensa Latina

The interruption caused by Covid-19 in tourism allowed carrying out a repair and maintenance program at the hotel and non-hotel plant in Sancti Spiritus, central province of the country, sector executives assured on Wednesday.

Air Transat Canadian airline to resume its operations to Cuba

Prensa Latina

The Air Transat Canadian airline will resume its operations to Cuba on November 3 starting with the Holguin destination, eastern province of Cuba, according to local websites.

Canadian tourist's opinion about her stay in Cayo Coco

Cubaplus

Cuba has taken the new sanitary measures to face Covid-19 very seriously, according to Patricia Maheux, one of the first Canadian tourists who arrived on the island on September 4 to enjoy her vacations, along with her husband.

Lenin Park, a haven for recreation

Por Petra Joaquina

Lenin Park, conceived in 1969 and inaugurated in 1972, is located south of the Cuban capital and is not only an amusement park as many think, but also a cultural complex.

La Quinta de los Molinos, a natural paradise

By Antonia Di Fiore

Quinta de los Molinos, located in Havana's Vedado, stands out for the natural wonders that it houses in its interior, species of both Cuban flora and fauna. It owes its name to the existence of 2 mills used to grind tobacco and obtain snuff, both products in high demand at the end of the 18th century in Europe.