On lighter note, this section is devoted to what we call iteseeing. No, it’s not a typo – it’s our list of web sites that feature sights and sounds from the places we fly to, which is pretty much everywhere. Everything from the elegant and classy to the wild and wacky is on here. Check them out online and then drop by if you’re ever in the neighborhood.
This section is constantly being updated so check back often for our latest picks. If there’s a site out there that you like and think we should list here, drop us a line and let us know.
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La Bodeguita del Medio
Havana City
The trendiest of the trendy, the sassiest of the sass, La Bodeguita del Medio is simply one of the most Cuban restaurants in Cuba. Make sure you try something off the dessert menu; the Mojito is divine.
La Maison
Havana City
Although there are La Meson in Santiago de Cuba and may be in other cities of Cuba, check out the flagship Miramar store on – you guess it – Seventh Avenue, right close to the heart of Midtown. Home of the finest in fashion, accessories, and homeware from around the world.
Bellas Artes
Havana City
One of the most famous museum in Cuba, Bellas Artes (or Fine Arts Museum) is the home of the finest Cuban, Latinamerican and world. The museum will give you a preview of the current painters.
El Floridita
Havana City
El Floridita is the home of the Daiquirí, the preferred drink of Ernest Hemingway, who mad this place famous. This is just what we’ve been waiting for… a place where we can stay a couple hours and experience the old times… What more could we ask for?
Cuba´s Classic Hotels
Havana City
The classic hotels of Cuba are real wonders of the biggest island of the Caribbean. Gran Caribe chain is the proprietor of such fine homes away from home as the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Plaza hotel, Presidente hotel and other ones. Be sure that the business traveler stays in style. Rooms can be outfitted with fax machines and data ports at the client’s request.
The Old Havana
Havana City
Located in the heart of Havana, the Old Havana area is home of the old style, signiature furniture and design.
Tropicana cabaret
Havana City
This is the nightclub to beat all nightclubs. With their finger on the pulse of the Afro Cuban dance scene, Tropicana is called A paradise under the stars. This unique cabaret is the place to be when in Havana, Cuba.
Gran Teatro de La Habana
Havana City
One of the premier centres for opera in Cuba and the Caribbean, The Gran Teatro de La Habana is also one of the busiest. With over hundred events each year, there will almost certainly be an event worth seeing when you’re in town. The GTH is also an architectural marvel and is worth seeing just for that.
The Havana Jazz Plaza Fesitval
Havana City
For seventeen years and counting, Plaza de la Revolución, the principal county of Cuba, has been home to one of the world’s largest and best jazz festivals. Each winter, jazz afficionados from around the world convene here for fifteen days of jazz madness, much of it free of charge. Everyone who’s anyone in the jazz world has played the festival, including Gipsy Gilepsie, Chucho Valdes and meny others.
WebTickets
On the Cuba Travel Corp Web
On one of your journeys, if you’re looking for tickets to an event in Cuba, any event, check out WebTickets. At any given time they’ll have tickets to the Jazz Festival, a Cuba´s Baseball Team game in the Latin American Stadium, or box seats to the opera in Grand Theatre of Havana. So if you’re going to be in town and you’d like to see a show, check out the schedule at Webtickets.