Things to Do in Santiago de Cuba

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Would you like to visit Cuba's famous "hot land"? This is where Taino roots blend with African and European influences, giving the Creole people their identity.
Would you like to walk the streets of the first capital of the New World, more than 500 years ago? Come discover the mysteries and ambitions of the first discoverers of America .
Bacardi Rum, Trova, Carnival, and the Festival of Fire were born here. The remains of José Martí and Fidel Castro are buried here. This is also where you'll find the Gran Piedra and Pico Turkey, the highest peak in the country.
I invite you to take a journey through the history and present-day life of the emblematic Santiago de Cuba.

I offer you a walk under the Caribbean sun for approximately two hours, where you can experience the past and present of a culture full of unique nuances.
The places we will see on our tour are:
1. Moncada Barracks
2. Abel Santamaría Monumental Complex
3. Km 969
4. Plaza Marte
5. Enramada pedestrian street
6. Dolores Square
7. Emilio Bacardi Museum
8. José María Heredia Birthplace
9. House of Trova "Pepe Sánchez"
10. Céspedes Park
11. Town Hall
12. House of Diego Velázquez
13. Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral
14. Velázquez's Balcony
15. Padre Pico Staircase
16. Museum of Clandestinity
17. Alameda Promenade

History, customs, and traditions conspire to provide you with an unforgettable experience with us.
 
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Santiago de Cuba is one of the oldest cities in Cuba. Its more than 500 years offer us a wealth of history and anecdotes that make us unique. In our city, you can visit one of the oldest houses in America, inhabited by Diego Velázquez, a Spanish conqueror and founder of our town. A visit to the first museum library founded in Cuba in 1899 by Don Emilio Bacardí, the mayor of Santiago de Cuba, is also a must. In this wonderful museum, we will find museum pieces dating from the time of the first inhabitants of our island to the contemporary era. Personal objects of the main leaders of our wars of independence and a rich collection of Cuban and international art. Santiago de Cuba was the cradle of the July 26th Movement, a revolutionary movement led by Fidel Castro Ruz that put an end to the Batista tyranny. To better understand its history, we will visit the Museum of the Clandestine Struggle and the Moncada Barracks, in addition to making a small stop at a humble house where Fidel Castro lived during his childhood while studying in our city. Throughout the tour, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the best views to take your best photos, as well as to converse and share opinions with your host. It is a tour about the history and traditions of Santiago. I hope you can choose us and that we will soon be discovering together the secrets of my Santiago. List of Places -Emilio Bacardi Museum -Diego Velazquez Museum -Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba -Museum of the Clandestine Struggle -House Museum where Fidel Castro lived in his childhood - Heredia Street - Moncada Barracks. Museum entries are not included, only the explanation of what you will find in them.

Get to know the warmest, Caribbean, most rebellious and hospitable city of this Caribbean island: Santiago de Cuba. You can visit historical sites such as the Moncada Barracks, the Clandestine Museum, the Santa Ifigenia Cemetery, the Antonio Maceo Revolution Square, the Cathedral, the Cespedes Park, the Gran Piedra, the Morro Castle, among many other places for which they dazzle with their unique beauty. Do not miss the opportunity to meet the friendly, simple and very hospitable "santiagueros" people ... .. Of inexhaustible culture .......... with a wide range of activities related to the traditions of the city: the Casa de la Trova Santiaguera is the most faithful exponent of the musical richness of the city Cradle of Trova, the Bolero and the Son ......... and of a rich folkloric tradition ....... .. The tour normally leaves Cespedes park at 9am and will last around 2-3 hours although it can be extended depending on visitors preferences.... The language of the tour is Spanish although I know basic English. ...... Days are preferably on weekends, although the possibility of doing it on weekdays is also not excluded. The tour will culminate with an invitation to the ice cream parlor of Las Enramadas ..........