Cuba, a tourist destination par excellence in the Caribbean region, offers a wide range of options and facilities to develop the tourism industry.

Dozens of excellent beaches are distributed throughout the island and are accessible from the cities, which treasure valuable cultural, historic and traditional elements.

One of those cities is the Cuban capital, whose traditions, architecture, culture and Caribbean climate are complemented by hotels and facilities linked to the tourism industry.

Old Havana 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.

Those who like to venture into the winding streets and alleys of Old Havana can stay in a network of small hotels where time seems to have stopped centuries ago and where they can enjoy all amenities of modern tourism.

Tourism in Cuba is combined with medical treatments to improve vacationers' quality of life. One of those options is thalassotherapy, which benefits from the fact that Cuba is an island.

This medical specialty is based on the simultaneous use of the marine environment (wind, water and climate), as well as other resources, such as mud, sand and algae, with therapeutic ends.

Many facilities specialize in promoting health tourism, particularly at hotels where medical treatments are provided and at resorts where mineral-medicinal water is used to treat several ailments.

Sun and beach options, ecotourism, diving, nautical activities and excursions are complemented by gastronomic services.

Cuban cuisine has been enriched by European dishes, mainly from Spain, France and Italy. Asia and the Middle East are also present in recipes from Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arab and Indian cuisine, just to mention some exquisite dishes served in Cuban restaurants and cafeterias.

Cuban cuisine is complemented by Havana cigars and rum, which experts describe as a liqueur for great occasions, and whose origin is closely linked to the development of the sugarcane industry in Cuba.

Jardines del Rey (King's Gardens) is one of the fastest-growing destinations in the Caribbean Island where vacationers can enjoy 30 kilometers of excellent pristine beaches on Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo, and the highest dunes in the Caribbean region (15 meters).

In central Cuba, on the northern keys off Villa Clara province, Villa Las Brujas, on the islet of the same name, offers 24 cabanas and a long sand strip of nearly two kilometers.

A causeway over the sea connects the main island with Cayo Santa María (13 kilometers long and two kilometers wide), where visitors can practice several nautical sports, including scuba diving and snorkeling.