How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Berlitz Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Cuba, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Cuba, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Cuba are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Cuba. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Cubas Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Music. In various traditional styles, live music can be heard all over the island. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
Dreamstime
Beaches. Beautiful white-sand beaches abound, from Varadero to Playa Esmeralda, Playa Ancn to Cayo Largo.
Top Attraction #3
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Plaza de la Catedral. An impressive stage set at the heart of the Old City of Havana. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
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Baracoa. A picturesque coastal town in the far east of Cuba. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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Casa Museo de Ernest Hemingway. Where things remain just as the author left them. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
Dreamstime
El Morro. Santiagos well-preserved fort. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
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Camagey. The streets and squares of Cubas third city have been restored to their former glory. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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Viales Valley. Visit tobacco fields and mogotes. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
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Trinidad. Frozen in time, this city is an enchanting colonial gem and a World Heritage Site. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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The Prado. Grand old buildings flank the loveliest avenue in Old Havana. For more information, .
A Perfect Day In Havana
8.00am
Breakfast
Fortify yourself for the day ahead with a good breakfast at your hotel or casa particular . Tuck into tropical fruits, such as mango, papaya or guava, sliced or juiced, followed by eggs, bread and local honey or jam.
9.00am
Parque Central and Capitolio
Start your day at the centre around the Parque. Admire the magnificent Gran Teatro, the Hotel Inglaterra and the imposing Capitolio. Just behind here, visit the Partags cigar factory, and take a guided tour of the production process of this iconic Cuban industry.
11.00am
Cathedral
Visit the Cathedral where Columbus bones once resided and have coffee at El Patio restaurant in the Plaza, a magnificent colonial square with street entertainers.
11.30am
Plaza de Armas to Plaza Vieja