When to go to Cuba? The most favorable period is between November and April, it is atsay after the storm season and before the crushing heat ofsummer. This is also the period when everything is more expensive: plane, hotels,etc. If you like the heat, the period from late August to early Septemberis more bearable and…
Viazul Bus – For long distances Viazul is the intercity bus network most used by tourists. It serves all the major cities (Havana, Viñales, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, Santiago …). Comfort: air conditioning, numbered seats, regular breaks. Ticket: to be purchased online or directly at the bus stations. Frequency: 1 to 2 buses per day depending on…
At the northern end of Havana Bay, perched on a rocky promontory beaten by the winds, stands the majestic Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro, known in French as the Castle of the Three Kings of Morro. This emblematic fortress, with its austere and fascinating silhouette, embodies one of the oldest defensive strongholds in…
Located on the edge of Fraternidad Park, in the heart of Havana, The Temple – or El Templete in Spanish – is one of the most symbolic monuments of Cuban history. Behind its discreet and classic appearance hides a place highly charged with meaning: it marks the site where the very first Catholic Mass was…
In the heart of the historic center of Havana, a stone’s throw from the Plaza de Armas, stands a sober but imposing building: the Castillo de la Real Fuerza. Built in the sixteenth century, this fortress is the oldest in Latin America still standing. It embodies the beginnings of Spanish military architecture in the New…
Nestled between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, Cuba is an island with a powerful charm, bathed in light and an incomparable human warmth. Its eventful past and its striking beauty make it a destination apart, almost legendary. When he set foot on its shores in 1492, Christopher Columbus would have declared: “This is…
Cuba is a tropical island with a generally warm, humid climate (average relative humidity 78%) and an average of 330 days of sunshine a year. There are only two major seasons: wet (May to November) and dry (December to April). The average annual temperature is 25.2 degrees Celsius (77°F). In general, you can always expect…
The cemetery, also known as the Cristobal Colón Necropolis (Columbus Cemetery), is one of the largest necropolises in the world. Named after Christopher Columbus, this 140-acre (0.6 km²) cemetery is known for its many elaborately carved memorials. It is estimated that the cemetery has over 500 large mausoleums, chapels and family vaults. Today, the cemetery…
Finca Vigia was Ernest Hemingway’s house and is located in San Francisco de Paula, a suburb of Havana. Today it houses the “Museo de Ernesto Hemingway”. The house was built in 1886 by the Catalan architect Miguel Pascual y Baguer. The Finca Vigia means “the farmhouse of the watchman” and was built in the Moorish…
The National Capitol of Cuba is located in Havana. Until the revolution and in 1959, it was the seat of the Cuban government and today it is the seat of the Academy of Sciences. Its name and appearance refer to the U.S. Capitol, but the similarities are actually only superficial. Until 1950, it was known…