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May

20

ERNEST HEMINGWAY’S HOME, FINCA VIGIA

Visit the former home of literary legend Ernest Hemingway, one of the 20th century’s most acclaimed authors. 


Plaque at the entrance to Hemingway's Finca Vigia

 


May

20

DIEGO VELÁZQUEZ MUSEUM

Visit one of Cuba’s oldest structures, the home of Spanish conqueror Diego Velázquez – founder of Havana.

In Old Santiago de Cuba we’ll visit the former home of Diego Velázquez, the Spanish conqueror of Cuba and the island’s first Governor. This house turned museum is among the oldest structures in Cuba – completed in 1530, surviving numerous fires and disasters.


May

20

EL CASTILLO DE SAN PEDRO DE LA ROCA

Visit one of the best-preserved castles in the Americas – an anti-pirate fortress on the coast of Santiago de Cuba.


May

20

EL PALACIO DE VALLE

Enjoy an upscale lunch at the historic, Moorish-style El Palacio de Valle with magnificent views of the Caribbean.

Moorish mosaics and intricate woodwork greet you within the white and orange walls of El Palace de Valle. Designed by Italian architect Alfredo Colli in the early 1900s, the villa offers stunning views of Punta Gorda and the ocean. On the hotel’s roof, we’ll enjoy lunch and the Caribbean breeze.


May

17

CHÉ GUEVARA MEMORIAL AND MAUSOLEUM

Visit the final resting place of Ché Guevara and twenty-nine of his fellow soldiers, buried here after a failed uprising in Bolivia.



May

17

CUBAN POLYCLINIC

Get a first-hand account of Cuba’s exceptional healthcare system when we visit local doctors and patients in a Cuban polyclinic.


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