Cuba Travel - Hotels in Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba province, located in the southeastern part of Cuba, at 540 miles (869 kilometers) of Havana. This city is the second most important city of the island after Havana and is located on a bay connected to the Caribbean Sea, being an important port and place for beach vacations. It has a few excellent beaches and a numerous hotels and resorts. As any important travel destinations, this city is included in almost all tours in Cuba.
Santiago de Cuba was founded by the Spanish soldier Diego Velazquez in 1514. From 1522 to 1589 Santiago was the capital of the Spanish colony of Cuba.
Tours in Santiago
This city is visited yearly by many tourists looking for a place where can be spend beach vacations in luxurious hotels and resorts.
Some of the most interesting attractions of tours in Santiago de Cuba are:
- Museo de Ambiente Historico, once the house of the viceroy and now displaying historical artifacts.
- Casa Natal de Jose Maria Heredia, the birthplace of one of Cuba's greatest poets.
- Casa Natal de Antonio Maceo, birthplace of one of the heroes of the war of independence.
- Museo del Carnaval, a museum offering an overview of the tradition of carnival in Santiago.
- Museo Emilio Bacardi, one of Cuba's first museums, founded by Emilio Bacardi and housing a valuable collection that covers the period between the "Spanish Conquest" and the "War of Independence".
- Museo del Ron, offering interesting information about the famous Cuban rum.
- Fortaleza del Morro, guarding the entrance to Bahia de Santiago, built on a rocky promontory. The fortress is located about 16 kilometers (10 miles) south of the center of Santiago and now hosts the "Museum of Piracy".
- Loma de San Juan, the place where Teddy Roosevelt defeated the Spanish troops.
- Museo "La Isabelica", displaying artifacts from the French settlement of the area.
- La Gran Piedra, an enormous rock of volcanic origin. It is 51 meters long and 25 meters wide, located on the top of a 1225 meters high mountain. From there the views of Sierra Maestra mountains are stunning, so a tour of Santiago should include this place too.
- Parque Bocanao, a "World Heritage Biosphere Reserve", filled with attractions such as a magnificent garden named Jardin Ave de Paraiso, dating from 1860.
- Valle de la Prehistoria, a collection of dinosaur bones and other prehistoric creature fossils.
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