Havana
The best thing about Havana is the city itself – its architecture, streets and famous promenades. Especially famed is the historical centre of the city that was declared part of the world’s cultural heritage. This vibrant city is a scientific and cultural centre. Within its 47 km of coastline, you will find 20 km of beaches as well as places to go diving and deep-sea fishing.
Trinidad
This city is considered to be one of Cuba’s main attractions. The traffic free, colonial district with its colourful houses and old, massive cobblestone crowns the rest of the city as its highest point. You can admire interesting details of colonial architecture when walking through the streets around Plaza Mayor. Especially famous are the high windows with their skilfully carved wooden bars that were replaced last century by iron bars. These so-called rejas invite the energetic street life into the house, rather than excluding it. Around Plaza Mayor, the most elegant square in Cuba, stand the city palaces of Trinidad’s richest families: Iznagas, Ortiz and Brunete, whose palaces are nowadays museums.
Camagüey
The birth of Camagüey as a capital in Punta de Guincho, facing the Bay of Nuevitas, dates back to February 2 of the year 1514. Camagüey was one of the first seven villas founded by the Spanish colonizers in the Island and baptized as Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe. Nevertheless, it was only on January 6, 1528 that the captial was definite and paradoxically moved to its current location, between the Tínima and Hatibonico rivers and well away from the coasts.
Bayamo
Bayamo is the capital city of the Granma Province of Cuba, and one of the largest cities in the Oriente region. The city has a rich tradition of Cuban national pride and
is often referred to as the 'Birthplace of Cuban Nationality'. Additionally, Bayamo has always been a center of philosophy and maintains a rich intellectual and artistic tradition. The rich history is complemented by beautiful exponents of Spanish colonial architecture, reflected in the village's buildings and museums.
Santiago de Cuba
For over 5 centuries Parque Cespedes has been Santiago´s centre and everyone's favourite meeting point. The pompous yellow cathedral watches majestically over life and events on the square. The cathedral was built in its present form in 1922. Directly opposite the cathedral is situated the town hall, from which on 1rst January 1959 Fidel Castro declared the revolution. To the left of the town hall is Cuba 's oldest house - Casa Diego Velásquez. The first Cuban governor's house, which was built in 1516, nowadays features a museum for colonial art. On the right from the cathedral one can see the wonderful recently renovated colonial hotel Casa Granda.
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