Attractions & Excursions

Topes de Collantes Nature Reserve Park

By Nidia Rodríguez León & Madelín Murguía Delgado Photos: Eduardo Esparza

Climbing to the Topes de Collantes Nature Reserve will give visitors a preview of the amazing scenery to be found. This area was blessed by nature with an extraordinary variety of beautiful flora and fauna.

Gato Tuerto, A Bohemian Hang-Out

By Idania Machado Photos: Yander Zamora

In a city as open to the sea as Havana, each twilight graces its inhabitants with an amazing present. Whether on the Malecón - the sea wall running along the north side of the city - or from any building with a line of sight to the horizon, Havana's sunsets are a beautiful natural spectacle worth pausing for.

A Walk Through Cienfuegos

Known as the II Pearl of the South," Cienfuegos is a fascinating city to visit for its neoclassical architecture, well planned streets, and a great number of interesting places to visit.

Santa Clara Where roads cross

By: Ciro Bianchi Ross, photos: Alejandro Gortázar

Enrico Caruso sang at La Caridad Theatre in 1885. The first university opened its doors in 1952. The provincial hospital is now one of the most prestigious in the country. El Mejunje is a one of the country's finest cultural centres. With its clean and straight streets, its horizontal and eclectic architecture, its monuments and bridges, Santa Clara is a city full of life that has the rhythm of Cuba. It is also full of history - this is Che's city.

Travel Tips for Canadians

By John H. Kim

Cuba is a big and diverse island and it is a great idea to visit more than one locale. From the cobblestoned streets of colonial Trinidad to empty beaches on the Cayos on the north coast to the lush green and tobacco fields of Vinales, there is so much to see.

A Look at Holguín

By Ciro Bianchi Ross Photos: Publicitur & Prensa Latina

Some say that it was in Holguín where Latin America was born. One of the most important, if not the most significant, encounters of humanity in the New World occurred when Columbus landed at Bariay on his first voyage to the western hemisphere. In a narrow bay on the north coast of the province, he made contact with the native community living in the area.

The Flavour of Cuba In Each Sip of Rum

By María Elena Balán Saínz

In later centuries, it was the African slaves brought to the Caribbean islands who developed the cultivation of cane. Not only was sugar extracted but also the juice that, with time, could be converted into Cuban rum.

Habana, a City of Charms

By María Elena Balán Saínz, Photos: Vladimir Molina

The City of Havana is full of magic, carrying numerous songs of dreams to be fulfilled. It features many attractive neighborhoods such as Vedado, Regla, Guanabacoa and Miramar.

Saratoga Hotel, Luxurious and Seductive

By Nidia Rodriguez Leon, Photos: Courtesy of Saratoga Hotel

The Saratoga Hotel has been famous for its Aires Libres or "Open air" since 1930s. Rising majestically from the historical intersection of Prado and Dragones streets, it provides a view of numerous Cuban landmarks such as the National Capitol building, the Gran Theatre of Havana, the Partagas Cigar Factory, the white marble Fountain de la India, and Central Park. Restored just last year, the Saratoga is open again under the management of the Saratoga Hotel S.A.

Jardines del Rey

By María Elena Balán Saínz Photos: Ferval

Those who have visited the Jardines del Rey Keys say that it was like the Garden of Eden, This spot along the Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago is so peaceful and enchanting that it has emerged as an international tourist destination.

Tropicana A splendor of stars

By María Elena Balán Saínz Photos: Vladimir Molina and Jorge Pérez

If you visit Cuba, don't miss the opportunity to see Havana's Tropicana cabaret, one of the world's most famous night club shows. The glamor and flair of this cabaret has evolved continuously thought its 65 years of existence.

Baracoa, back to its roots

By Marta Gómez Ferral Photos: Vladimir Molina

Visiting Baracoa, in the Province of Guantanamo, 494 years after its founding continues to be a trip into the past and perhaps a realization of our dreams of the origin of the world.

The Havana of Hemingway

By Ciro Bianchi Photos: Prensa Latina

Ernest Hemingway had a special relationship with Cuba that stretched over many decades. He settled in Finca Vigia - his "outlook farm," a thirty minute drive from downtown Havana - for the last 22 years of his life. He was shortly to finish the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls and soon after was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

A Winter getaway

By Brenda Simpson Photos: Prensa Latina

Havana or Varadero -where to go on my annual February vacation? Either one would be a great place to be in the middle of a Canadian winter but where would I enjoy myself the most?

Trinidad, the Dream City

By Maira Pardillo Gómez Photos: Garal

Place yourself in a four hundred year old city located in the centre of Cuba. Add such details as narrow cobblestoned streets, wide wooden doors, large windows, fountains in central courtyards, decorative railings, and brick red tiles, all lending a colonial elegance to the mansions and small palaces that majestically stand around you.