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Vedado District

Vedado brings together Plaza de la Revolución, the José Martí Memorial, the university, the Museo Napoleónico and the Malecón in Havana.

Théâtre Tomás Terry

Tomás Terry Theatre

Inaugurated in 1890 facing Parque José Martí, the Tomás Terry Theatre in Cienfuegos is one of Cuba's grand Italian-style theatres, designated a national monument.

Soroa Orchidarium

Botanical garden founded in 1943 in the Sierra del Rosario, the Soroa Orchidarium preserves over 20,000 plants and 700 orchid species, of which 130 are endemic to Cuba.

Santiago Cathedral

Rebuilt four times since 1528, Santiago de Cuba Cathedral dominates Céspedes Park and preserves the Cruz de la Parra, a vestige of Columbus's passage.

Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago

In Santiago de Cuba, Santa Ifigenia Cemetery brings together the burial sites of José Martí, Fidel Castro, and major figures of independence.

Château de San Severino

San Severino Castle

A 17th-century Spanish fortress at the entrance to Matanzas Bay, San Severino Castle is home to the National Museum of the Slave Route (UNESCO).

Romantic Museum of Trinidad

On the Plaza Mayor of Trinidad, the former Casa Brunet houses a collection of decorative arts that captures the lifestyle of Cuban sugar elites in the 19th century.

Plaza de la Revolución in Havana: Guide & Must-See Information

An emblematic plaza in Havana, Plaza de la Revolución brings together the José Martí Memorial and towering portraits of Che and Camilo Cienfuegos.

Girón

Playa Girón

A beach on Cuba's southern coast, Playa Girón combines shore diving, the memory of the 1961 invasion, and cenotes within Zapata park.

José Marti Park in Cienfuegos

Historic heart of Cienfuegos and founding point of the city in 1819, José Marti Park concentrates commemorative monuments and neoclassical architecture listed as UNESCO World Heritage.

Musée Palacio de los Capitanes Generales

Palacio de los Capitanes Generales Museum

On Havana's Plaza de Armas, this 18th-century Baroque palace houses the City Museum and 40 rooms devoted to Cuban history.

La Vieille Havane

Old Havana

Historic heart of Havana, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982: five colonial plazas, 900 heritage buildings, fortresses and baroque palaces on the western shore of the bay.

Nengoa Trail

Located 8 km from Topes de Collantes, the Nengoa Trail leads to a karst cave, a waterfall and the coffee plantations of a family in the Sierra del Escambray.

Cuba's National Capitol

In the heart of Havana, the National Capitol imposes its 92-meter dome and a century of Cuban political history, from Congress in 1929 to its 2019 restoration.

Museo de Historia Municipal

Housed in the Palacio Cantero near Plaza Mayor in Trinidad, this municipal museum traces the city's history and offers a 360° view from its tower.

Pharmaceutical Museum

In Matanzas, the Museo Farmacéutico preserves in its original state a 1882 pharmacy, Latin America's first pharmaceutical museum, inscribed as a UNESCO Memory of the World in 2025.

Colonial Art Museum of Havana

Housed in Casa Bayona (1720) on Plaza de la Catedral, the Colonial Art Museum showcases the living spaces of Cuban aristocracy from the 17th to 19th centuries.

Castillo del Morro

Castillo del Morro

A 17th-century Spanish-American fortress listed by UNESCO, Castillo del Morro guards the entrance to Santiago de Cuba's bay.