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Cuba: Cultural Heritage and Tourism

Cuba's tourist values, which consist of dozens of kilometers of excellent beaches, exuberant nature, traditions and culture, are complemented by a patrimonial wealth that can be found anywhere in the country.

Facilities for ecotourism, scuba diving and snorkeling, sports and cultural shows are linked to a tourist infrastructure aimed at protecting Cuba's historic and cultural potential.

In that scenario, the Cuban capital, rich in traditions, Spanish colonial architecture and culture, also offers a wide range of tourist facilities.

Havana's historic heart holds most of the city's museums, churches, cultural centers and buildings from the Spanish colonial period, including 33,000 buildings, most of which were built from the 18th to the 19th centuries.

In central Cuba, Cienfuegos offers a score of libraries, 11 museums, more than 30 movie halls and five theaters, in addition to houses of culture, art galleries and monuments, are visited by both national and foreign tourists every year.

Surrounding Cienfuegos's main park are the only Arc of Triumph in Cuba, built in 1902, and the Tomás Terry Theater, one of Cuba's three major theaters in the 19th century, where prominent artists such as Enrico Caruso performed.

Castle of Los Tres Reyes del Morro
El Morro`s lighthouse
Terry Theater, Cienfuegos

Also in the west, vacationers can visit the city of Matanzas, the capital of the western province of the same name and also known as the Athens of Cuba or the Venice of the Americas, due to the many rivers running through it, where both commerce and culture flourished during the Spanish colonial period.

In Cuba's easternmost province, Guantánamo, is the village of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa, founded in 1511-12 by Governor Diego Velázquez, and the first capital and first bishopric in Cuba.

Visitors are surrounded by a Spanish-colonial atmosphere, including the famous Cruz de la Parra (Cross of Vine), which was made of local timber by the Spanish colonizers during their first voyage to the Americas, and was the place where Fray Bartolomé de las Casas officiated mass.

Spanish colonization influenced local architecture, where stone buildings were constructed like El Castillo and La Punta fortresses, and the Joa and Cemetery towers.

Another important city is Camagüey, the capital of the eastern Cuban province of the same name, which was founded as Villa de Santa María del Puerto del Príncipe.

Also known as "the city of tinajones", Camagüey is famous for those large earthenware jars, which were used centuries ago to collect rainwater for human consumption and currently decorate gardens and parks.

The city combines modernity with history in an environment where buildings are closely related to historic attractions that give the city a special touch.

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“9 de Abril” Gun Smith's Museum
Museums

Calle Mercaderes No. 157 e/ Lamparilla y Obrapía

La Habana
“Hermanas Giralt” Museum of Under Cover Operations
Museums

Ave. 42 No. 3709 e/ 37 y 39

Cienfuegos
“Jose Marti” Park
Parks

Calles 54, 56, 25 y 29, Antigua Plaza de Armas

Cienfuegos
“Sauto” Theater
Theaters

Calle Magdalena e/ Milanes y Medio, Plaza de La Vigía

Matanzas
“Simón Bolívar” House
Museums

Calle Mercaderes No. 156 e/ Obrapía y Lamparilla

La Habana
“Tomas Acea” Cemetery
Places of Interest

Ave. 5 de Septiembre No. 8302 e/ 83 y 85

Cienfuegos
“Tomas Terry” Theater
Theaters

Ave. 56 No. 2703 esq. a 27

Cienfuegos
Alameda de Paula Promenade
Places of Interest

Alameda de Paula

La Habana
Aldama Palace
Places of Interest

calles Amistad, Reina, Aguila y Enrique Barnet

La Habana
Alejo Carpentier Foundation
Institutions

Calle Empedrado No. 215

La Habana
Anfiteatro de La Habana
Theaters

Ave. del Puerto y Peña Pobre

La Habana
Antigua Villa de la Asunción de Baracoa
Urban Historic Centers

Ciudad de Baracoa

Guantánamo
Arabian House
Museums

Calle Oficios No. 16 e/ Obispo y Obrapía

La Habana
Artistic Ceramic Museum
Museums

Calle Mercaderes No. 15 e/ Amargura y Lamparilla

La Habana
Asian House
Museums

Calle Mercaderes No. 111 e/ Obispo y Obrapía

La Habana
Asturian Center
Museums

Calle O´Reilly e/ Zulueta y Monserrate

La Habana
Bacardi Building
Places of Interest

Calle Monserrate y San Juan de Dios

La Habana
Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
Places of Interest

Calle Oficios e/ Amargura y Churruca

La Habana
Bellamar Caves
Places of Interest

Carretera Cuevas de Bellamar

Matanzas
Birthplace of Ignacio Agramonte
Museums

Ave. Ignacio Agramonte No. 459 e/ Independencia y Cisneros

Camagüey
Birthplace of Nicolás Guillén
Places of Interest

Calle Hermanos Agüero No. 58

Camagüey
Blanco Palace
Monuments

Ave. 54 No. 3305-07-03 e/ 33 y 35, Reparto Mercado

Cienfuegos
Botanic Garden of Cienfuegos
Places of Interest

Ciudad de Cienfuegos

Cienfuegos
Car Museum
Museums

Calle Oficios No. 12 y Callejón de Jústiz

La Habana
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Monument
Monuments

Plaza de Armas

La Habana
Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro (Castle of the Three Kings of El Morro)
Places of Interest

Ribera este del canal de entrada a la bahía de La Habana

La Habana
Cathedral of Havana
Churches-Places of Cult

Calle Empedrado No. 158 e/ Mercaderes y San Ignacio

La Habana
Cathedral Square
Places of Interest

Calle Empedrado y San Ignacio

La Habana
Cemetery of Reina
Places of Interest

Calle 7ma. e/ Ave. 50 y Ave. 52, Reparto La Reina

Cienfuegos
Center for Contemporary Arts “Wilfredo Lam”
Institutions

Calle San Ignacio No. 22 esq. a Empedrado

La Habana
Central Park
Parks

Paseo del Prado

La Habana
Centro Cultural "Pablo de la Torriente Brau"
Institutions

Calle Muralla No. 63 e/ Oficios e Inquisidor

La Habana
Centro Gallego-Great Theater of Havana
Places of Interest

Paseo del Prado e/ San Rafael y San José

La Habana
Centro Histórico Urbano de Cienfuegos
Urban Historic Centers

Ciudad de Cienfuegos

Cienfuegos
Conjunto Monumentario "Ignacio Agramonte"
Places of Interest

Plaza de la Revolución

Camagüey
De la Real Fuerza Castle
Places of Interest

Calle O´Reilly No. 2 e/ Ave. del Puerto y Tacón

La Habana
El Templete
Places of Interest

Calle Baratillo e/ O´Reilly y Enna, Plaza de Armas

La Habana
Fernando VII Monument
Monuments

Calle O´Reilly, Plaza de Armas

La Habana
Firemen’s House
Museums

Calle Mercaderes No. 162 esq. a Lamparilla

La Habana
First Malecon (Seafront) of the Caribbean
Places of Interest

Baracoa

Guantánamo
Forma Gallery
Art Galleries

Calle Obispo No. 255 e/ Cuba y Aguiar

La Habana
Fort La Punta
Places of Interest

Ave. de los Mártires y Calixto García

Guantánamo
Fraternity Park
Parks

Calle Monte

La Habana
Galería de Arte Provincial
Art Galleries

Calle Magdalena No. 3 e/ Medio y Río, Plaza de la Vigía

Matanzas
Generals of the Army Palace
Places of Interest

Calle Tacón e/ Obispo y O´Reilly

La Habana
Goitozolo Palace
Monuments

Ave. 60 No. 2917 al 23 e/ 31 y 29, Reparto Mercado

Cienfuegos
Granma Memorial
Museums

Calle Refugio No. 1 e/ Monserrate y Zulueta

La Habana
Guayasamin Foundation House
Art Galleries

Calle Obrapía No. 112 e/ Oficios y Mercaderes

La Habana
Historical Museum of Sciences “Carlos J. Finlay”
Museums

Calle Cuba No. 460 e/ Amargura y Teniente Rey

La Habana
Historical Naval Museum
Museums

Calle 21 No. 6001 e/ 60 y 62, Reparto Paradero

Cienfuegos
Historical-Military Park Morro-Cabaña
Places of Interest

Carretera de La Cabaña

La Habana
Horacio Ruíz Gallery
Art Galleries

Calle Tacón No. 4 / O`Reilly y Empedrado

La Habana
House of Africa
Museums

Calle Obrapía No. 157 e/ Mercaderes y San Ignacio

La Habana
House of Alejandro de Humboldt
Museums

Calle Oficios No. 254 esq. a Muralla

La Habana
House of Benito Juarez: Distinguished personality of Las Americas
Museums

Calle Obrapía No. 116 esq. a Mercaderes

La Habana
House of Carmen Montilla
Art Galleries

Calle Oficios e/ Amargura y Teniente Rey

La Habana
House of Count Pedroso
Places of Interest

Calle San Ignacio y Empedrado

La Habana
House of Jose Jacinto Milanes
Museums

Calle Milanés e/ Jovellanos y Matanzas

Matanzas
House of La Obra Pía
Museums

Calle Obrapía No. 158 esq. a Mercaderes

La Habana
House of Lions
Monuments

Calle 37 No. 5804-5806-5808 e/ Ave. 58 y Ave. 60, Rpto. Mercado

Cienfuegos
House of Miguel Failde Perez
Museums

Calle Velarde No. 95 e/ Manzaneda y Zaragoza

Matanzas
House of Poetry
Institutions

Calle Muralla e/ Oficios e Inquisidor

La Habana
House of Silver Work
Museums

Calle Obispo No. 113 e/ Oficios y Mercaderes

La Habana
House of the Count Casa Barreto
Places of Interest

Calle Oficios No. 362 esq. a Luz

La Habana
House of the Count Casa Lombillo
Places of Interest

Calle San Ignacio No. 364 e/ Teniente Rey y Muralla

La Habana
House of the Count San Juan de Jaruco
Places of Interest

Calle Muralla esq. a San Ignacio

La Habana
House of the Marquis of Aguas Claras
Places of Interest

Calle San Ignacio No. 54 esq. a Empedrado

La Habana
House of the Recio Family
Places of Interest

Calle Obispo e/ Mercaderes y Oficios

La Habana
Indian Fountain
Places of Interest

Paseo del Prado y Dragones

La Habana
Inglaterra Hotel
Monuments

Paseo del Prado e/ San Rafael y San Miguel

La Habana
Jagua Castle
Museums

A la entrada de la bahía de Cienfuegos

Cienfuegos
José Martí’s House
Museums

Calle Leonor Pérez (Paula) No. 314 e/ Picota y Egido

La Habana
La Acacia Gallery
Art Galleries

Calle San José No. 114 e/ Industria y Consulado

La Habana
La Casona Gallery
Art Galleries

Calle Muralla No. 107 esq. a San Ignacio

La Habana
La Dominica Building
Monuments

Calle Princesa, No. 1-3-5, esq. a Céspedes

Matanzas
La Farola Viaduct
Places of Interest

Cajobabo-Baracoa

Guantánamo
La Vigia Plaza
Urban Historic Centers

Calle Magdalena e/ Milanés y Río

Matanzas
Lions Fountain
Places of Interest

Plaza de San Francisco de Asís

La Habana
Marquis de Arcos’ House
Places of Interest

Calle Mercaderes No. 16 e/ Empedrado y O´Reilly

La Habana
Matachín Fortress
Places of Interest

Calle Martí s/n

Guantánamo
Memorial-Museum “El Morrillo”
Museums

Km. 1 ½, Canimar

Matanzas
Monument to Santo Domingo Convent (Royal and Pontifical University of San Geronimo of Havana)
Monuments

Calle Obispo esq. a Mercaderes

La Habana
Municipal Museum of Baracoa
Museums

Fuerte Matachín

Guantánamo
Museo Antiguo Cuartel de Caballería del Ejército Español
Museums

Ave. de los Mártires No. 2

Camagüey
Museo de Arte de Matanzas
Museums

Calle Contreras No. 36 e/ Jovellanos y Matanzas

Matanzas
Museo de las Finanzas
Museums

Calle Obispo No. 26 esq. a Cuba

La Habana
Museo de los Bomberos
Museums

Plaza de la Vigía, Matanzas

Matanzas
Museo de los Orishas
Museums

Paseo del Prado No. 615 e/ Monte y Dragones

La Habana
Museo del Deporte
Museums

Calle 37 No. 4413 e/ 46 y 48

Cienfuegos
Museo del Naipe
Museums

Calle Muralla No. 101 esq. a Inquisidor

La Habana
Museo Mártires del Moncada "Dr. Mario Muñoz"
Museums

Calle Mario Muñoz No. 74

Matanzas
Museo Provincial (Palacio de Junco)
Museums

Calle Milanés e/ Magdalena y Ayllón

Matanzas
Museo Provincial de Camagüey "Ignacio Agramonte"
Museums

Ave. de los Mártires No. 2 esq. a Ignacio Sánchez

Camagüey
Museum of Archaeology
Museums

Calle Tacón No. 12 e/ O´Reilly y Empedrado

La Habana
Museum of Cigar
Museums

Calle Mercaderes No. 120 e/ Obispo y Obrapía

La Habana
Museum of Colonial Art
Museums

Calle San Ignacio No. 61 e/ Empedrado y O´Reilly, Plaza de la Catedral

La Habana
Museum of Command Headquarters
Museums

Fortaleza de La Cabaña

La Habana
Museum of Religious Art
Museums

Calle Oficios e/ Amargura y Churruca

La Habana
Museum of Rum
Museums

Calle San Pedro No. 262 e/ Sol y Muralla

La Habana
Museum of the City
Museums

Calle Tacón No. 1 e/ Obispo y O´Reilly

La Habana
Museum of the Revolution
Museums

Calle Refugio No. 1 e/ Monserrate y Zulueta

La Habana
Museum on the Slave's Route
Museums

Castillo de San Severino, Matanzas

Matanzas
National Capitol Hill
Places of Interest

Paseo del Prado e/ Dragones y San José

La Habana
National Center for Preservation, Restoration and Museology (CENCREM)
Institutions

Calle Cuba No. 610 e/ Sol y Luz

La Habana
National Museum of Fine Arts
Museums

Calle Trocadero e/ Zulueta y Monserrate

La Habana
National Museum of Music
Museums

Calle Capdevila No. 1 e/ Aguiar y Habana

La Habana
National Museum of Natural History
Museums

Calle Obispo No. 61 esq. a Oficios

La Habana
Neptune Fountain
Places of Interest

Avenida del Puerto

La Habana
Numismatic Museum
Museums

Calle Obispo No. 310 e/ Aguiar y Habana

La Habana
Old College “Nuestra Señora de Monserrate
Churches-Places of Cult

Ave. 54 No. 4501 e/ 45 y 47, Reparto Mercado

Cienfuegos
Old Havana and its Colonial Fortress System
World Heritage Sites

La Habana Vieja

La Habana
Old San Francisco de Sales’ School
Places of Interest

Calle Oficios No. 6 esq. a Obispo

La Habana
Old Villa of San Cristobal of Havana
Urban Historic Centers

La Habana Vieja

La Habana
Old Villa of Santa Maria del Puerto del Principe
Urban Historic Centers

Ciudad de Camagüey

Camagüey
Palacio Ferrer
Places of Interest

Ave. 54 esq. a 25

Cienfuegos
Palmar de Junco
Historic Sites

Calzada Esteban e/ Monserrate y San Ignacio, Rpto. Pueblo Nuevo

Matanzas
Parish Church Our Lady of the Assumption of Baracoa
Churches-Places of Cult

Calle Maceo s/n e/ Ciro Frías y Frank País

Guantánamo
Pharmaceutical Museum
Museums

Calle Milanés No. 4951 e/ Santa Teresa y Ayuntamiento

Matanzas
Plaza de Armas (Parade Ground)
Parks

Calles Tacón, Obispo, Baratillo y O`Reilly

La Habana
Plaza de Colon
Historic Sites

Calle Céspedes e/ Princesa y Aranguren

Matanzas
Plaza Vieja (Old Square)
Parks

Calles San Ignacio, Teniente Rey, Mercaderes y Muralla

La Habana
Prado Promenade
Places of Interest

Paseo del Prado

La Habana
Provincial Museum
Museums

Ave. 54 No. 2702 esq. a 27

Cienfuegos
Quinta Amalia Simoni
Museums

Calle General Gómez No. 608 e/ Simoni y Plaza de la Habana

Camagüey
Real Fábrica de Tabacos "La Corona"
Places of Interest

Calle Zulueta No. 106 e/ Refugio y Colón

La Habana
Remains of the Wall of Havana
Places of Interest

La Habana Vieja

La Habana
Residential Area of Punta Gorda
Places of Interest

Punta Gorda

Cienfuegos
Roberto Diago Gallery
Art Galleries

Calle Muralla No. 107 esq. a San Ignacio

La Habana
San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary
Places of Interest

Calle San Ignacio No. 5 e/ Empedrado y Tacón

La Habana
San Carlos de la Cabaña Fort
Places of Interest

Ribera este del canal de entrada a la bahía de La Habana

La Habana
San Francisco Square
Parks

Calles Oficios, Amargura y San Pedro

La Habana
San Juan de Dios Plaza and Hospital
Monuments

Calle San Juan de Dios y San Rafael

Camagüey
San Salvador de la Punta Castle
Places of Interest

Ave. del Puerto y Paseo del Prado

La Habana
San Severino Castle
Places of Interest

Carretera del Puerto, Zona Franca

Matanzas
Second Plaza de Armas and its buildings
Parks

Calle Ayuntamiento e/ Milanés y Contreras, Reparto Matanzas

Matanzas
Segundo Cabo Palace
Places of Interest

Calle O´Reilly No. 4 esq. a Tacón

La Habana
St. Barbara Seboruco Castle
Places of Interest

Calle Calixto García, Reparto Paraíso

Guantánamo
Taquechel Pharmacy Museum
Museums

Calle Obispo No. 155 e/ San Ignacio y Mercaderes

La Habana
Teatro Principal
Theaters

Calle Padre Valencia No. 64

Camagüey
The Christ of Havana
Places of Interest

Bahía de La Habana

La Habana
The Great Statue of the Republic
Places of Interest

Capitolio de La Habana, Paseo del Prado y Teniente Rey

La Habana
The Traditional Malecon of the City of Havana
Places of Interest

Ave. Antonio Maceo

La Habana
The Yunque (Anvil) of Baracoa
Monuments

Baracoa

Guantánamo
Town Hall
Places of Interest

Calle Maceo No. 137 e/ Frank País y Pelayo Cuervo

Guantánamo
Valle's Palace
Places of Interest

Calle 0 No. 3501, Punta Gorda

Cienfuegos
Victor Manuel Gallery
Art Galleries

Calle San Ignacio No. 56, Plaza de la Catedral

La Habana
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Ambos Mundos
City

Calle Obispo No. 153 esq. a Mercaderes

La Habana
Armadores de Santander
City

Calle Luz No. 4 esq. a San Pedro

La Habana
Beltrán de Santa Cruz
City

Calle San Ignacio No. 411 e/ Muralla y Sol

La Habana
Canimao
Nature

Carretera Vía Blanca Km 4.5, Reparto Canímar

Matanzas
Caribbean
City

Paseo del Prado No. 164 e/ Colón y Refugio

La Habana
Colón Managed By Meliá Hotels International
City

Calle República No. 472 e/ San José y San Martín

Camagüey
Conde de Villanueva
City

Calle Mercaderes No. 202 e/ Lamparilla y Amargura

La Habana
El Castillo
City

Calle Calixto García, Reparto Paraíso

Guantánamo
El Comendador
City

Calle Obrapía No. 55 esq. a Baratillo

La Habana
El Mesón de la Flota
City

Calle Mercaderes e/ Amargura y Teniente Rey

La Habana
Faro Luna
Beach

Carretera Pasacaballo Km 18, Playa Faro Luna

Cienfuegos
Florida
City

Carretera Central Km 536

Camagüey
Florida
City

Calle Obispo esq. a Cuba

La Habana
Gran Hotel Camagüey Managed By Meliá Hotels International
City

Calle Maceo No. 64 e/ Ignacio Agramonte y General Gómez

Camagüey
Guajimico
Nature

Carretera a Trinidad Km. 42

Cienfuegos
Iberostar Parque Central
City

Calle Neptuno e/ Paseo del Prado y Zulueta

La Habana
Inglaterra
City

Paseo del Prado No. 416 e/ San Rafael y San Miguel

La Habana
Jagua Managed by Meliá Hotels International
City

Calle 37 No. 1, Punta Gorda

Cienfuegos
La Rusa
City

Calle Máximo Gómez No. 161

Guantánamo
La Unión Managed by Meliá Hotels International
City

Calle 31 esq. a 54

Cienfuegos
Los Frailes
City

Calle Teniente Rey No. 8 e/ Mercaderes y Oficios

La Habana
Maguana
Nature

Carretera a Moa Km 20

Guantánamo
Palacio O´Farrill
City

Calle Cuba No. 102-108 esq. a Chacón

La Habana
Palacio San Miguel
City

Calle Cuba No. 52 esq. a Peña Pobre

La Habana
Park View
City

Calle Colón esq. a Morro

La Habana
Plaza
City

Calle Van Horne No. 1 e/ República y Avellaneda

Camagüey
Plaza
City

Calle Ignacio Agramonte No. 267

La Habana
Porto Santo
City

Carretera del Aeropuerto, Reparto Jaitesico

Guantánamo
Puerto Príncipe
City

Ave. de los Mártires No. 60, Reparto La Vigía

Camagüey
Punta La Cueva
Beach

Carretera a Rancho Luna Km 3.5 y Circunvalación

Cienfuegos
Rancho Luna
Beach

Carretera de Rancho Luna km. 18

Cienfuegos
Raquel
City

Calle Amargura esq. a San Ignacio

La Habana
Santa Isabel
City

Calle Baratillo No. 9 e/ Obispo y Narciso López

La Habana
Saratoga
City

Paseo del Prado No. 603 esquina a Dragones

La Habana
Tejadillo
City

Calle Tejadillo No. 12 esq. a San Ignacio

La Habana
Telégrafo
City

Paseo del Prado No. 408 esq. a Neptuno

La Habana
Valencia
City

Calle Oficios No. 53 esq. a Obrapía

La Habana
Yaguanabo
Nature

Carretera a Trinidad Km 55

Cienfuegos
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