Havana

Founded back in 1519, and considered since then the Key of the Gulf, the former Villa of San Cristobal de la Habana is today the urban core of over 2 million people offering the visitor the attraction of any cosmopolitan city, close to the sea and being the center of the cultural life in the Caribbean Island.

There are three main attractions perfectly lined out in any tourist map of the Cuban Capital and they are: The Historic Center, declared Human Heritage by UNESCO in 1982.The Modern Havana, which grew rapidly toward the west of the city. And last, but not least the wonderful beaches of the East.(Playas del Este) only 20 minutes away from the center of the city.

There are more than one must see places in the historic center of Havana Vieja and among them we should mention The Templete, which was the house to more than one historic event. It hosted the ceremony to the foundation of the city, the first mass and the first cabildo. La Plaza de Armas (Arm Square) guarded by the Real Force Castle (Castillo de la Real Fuerza) and the Palace of General Captains (Palacio de los Capitanes Generales) and the Palace of the Sergeant (Palacio del Segundo Cabo) are inevitable pieces of history to be seen in the totally renovated area. Santiago de Cuba.