Cuba Holidays Are Next In Your Agenda.
Saturday, 28 November 2009 08:28 | 
Author: Jose Mauricio Maurette |
Planning Cuban holidays? Well, out of all the Caribbean Islands, Cuba is definitely one with more to offer than just a beach holiday. The people are bright, self-assertive and handsome. Their cultural heritage is colourful, as are the monuments of their often tumultuous, always fascinating history. A holiday to Cuba is something you should really consider in your agenda.
Planning Cuban holidays? Well, out of all the Caribbean Islands, Cuba is definitely one with more to offer than just a beach holiday. The people are bright, self-assertive and handsome. Their cultural heritage is colourful, as are the monuments of their often tumultuous, always fascinating history. A holiday to Cuba is something you should really consider in your agenda.
These are just some of the facts to consider and places and things you should not miss in your holidays to Cuba.
In Varadero hotels and beaches stretch along 20km (12 miles) of white sands on the Hicacos peninsula jutting out from the Atlantic coast of Matanzas province. Cuban holiday-makers have been com ing here since'72, but it was launched as an international re sort with the'29 purchase of land here by US munitions and chemical magnate Eleuthre Irne Du Pont. He built himself a huge sprawling mansion, yacht ing harbour, iguana farm, golf course and airstrip. At the height of the American Depression, other American millionaires fol lowed, including Mafia boss Al Capone from Chicago-his home is now a restaurant named La Casa de Al.
Today, Canadian and European tourists come to Cuba's 35 most popular playground for its super water sports facilities by day and the countless discotecas and the hotels' lavish cabaret floorshows by night.
One in three visitors to Cuba heads straight for its biggest resort, Varadero, some 100 km (60 miles) east of Havana. Many can not tear themselves away from its magnificent beaches on the Atlantic Ocean. At the western end of the island, beyond Havana in the Pinar del Rioprovince, enjoy the quieter, slower pace of rural Cuba in the pretty country side hugging the Cordillera de Guaniguanico mountains. At Vinales, you can go horseback riding to admire the strange mogote mounds and explore the caves.
The Flora numbers no less than 8.1(00 varieties, Dense sub-tropical forest cover the humid lower mountain slopes, providing valuable timber products. Woods on the higher, drier slopes are principally pine and eucalyptus. The island boasts an astonishing assortment of palm trees, the best known being the royal palm, indigenous to Cuba.
The list of places to visit and things to do goes on and on. There are hundreds of beaches, interesting cities and amazing landscapes. Keep reading as much as you can about Cuba so that you can get the most out of your Cuba holidays.
Planning Cuban holidays? Well, out of all the Caribbean Islands, Cuba is definitely one with more to offer than just a beach holiday. The people are bright, self-assertive and handsome. Their cultural heritage is colourful, as are the monuments of their often tumultuous, always fascinating history. A holiday to Cuba is something you should really consider in your agenda.
These are just some of the facts to consider and places and things you should not miss in your holidays to Cuba.
In Varadero hotels and beaches stretch along 20km (12 miles) of white sands on the Hicacos peninsula jutting out from the Atlantic coast of Matanzas province. Cuban holiday-makers have been com ing here since'72, but it was launched as an international re sort with the'29 purchase of land here by US munitions and chemical magnate Eleuthre Irne Du Pont. He built himself a huge sprawling mansion, yacht ing harbour, iguana farm, golf course and airstrip. At the height of the American Depression, other American millionaires fol lowed, including Mafia boss Al Capone from Chicago-his home is now a restaurant named La Casa de Al.
Today, Canadian and European tourists come to Cuba's 35 most popular playground for its super water sports facilities by day and the countless discotecas and the hotels' lavish cabaret floorshows by night.
One in three visitors to Cuba heads straight for its biggest resort, Varadero, some 100 km (60 miles) east of Havana. Many can not tear themselves away from its magnificent beaches on the Atlantic Ocean. At the western end of the island, beyond Havana in the Pinar del Rioprovince, enjoy the quieter, slower pace of rural Cuba in the pretty country side hugging the Cordillera de Guaniguanico mountains. At Vinales, you can go horseback riding to admire the strange mogote mounds and explore the caves.
The Flora numbers no less than 8.1(00 varieties, Dense sub-tropical forest cover the humid lower mountain slopes, providing valuable timber products. Woods on the higher, drier slopes are principally pine and eucalyptus. The island boasts an astonishing assortment of palm trees, the best known being the royal palm, indigenous to Cuba.
The list of places to visit and things to do goes on and on. There are hundreds of beaches, interesting cities and amazing landscapes. Keep reading as much as you can about Cuba so that you can get the most out of your Cuba holidays.
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