Cuba is a place of surprises. How do those 1950s American cars keep going
youll ask yourself? Life here has the random edge to it like nothing you
will have experienced before in the Caribbean. So adopt that laid-back attitude,
light up a Havana Cigar and order a rum cocktail!
Local Flavour
Ajiaco, a thick soup made with pork along with different kinds of edible vegetable roots and stems, is the national dish of Cuba. The taste depends on the vegetables and the seasonings chosen on that day by the cook.
Shopping and Markets
If you are looking for a more authentic shopping experience in Cuba, take a stroll along one of the many markets that can be found all over Cuba. Typical handicraft souvenirs from Cuba include small painted statues and other wooden carved ornaments.
Beaches
Ideal for a day trip away from the City, Varadero is Cuba's premier beach destination whilst Jibacoa lies between Varadero and Havana. Dive amongst exquisite coral reefs, swim with the dolphins or take a glass bottom boat ride.
Key Events
Ernest Hemingway's love of big game fishing is the stuff of legend and a legacy of the many years he spent in Cuba has been left in this popular fishing tournament, which the great man himslef helped to set up in 1950. Many decades on, still today hundreds of anglers take part in the event setting off from Havana's Marina Hemingway. Typical catches in the warm Caribbean waters include marlin, tuna and wahoo.
Hotels in Cuba within the Small Hotels of the Caribbean
Region: Caribbean
Location: Cuba
Formerly the house of Don
Jose Ricardo O'Farrill, a member of one of
the wealthiest noble families in colonial
times, originally from Ireland.