Cuban Marine Cities

I n harmony with its               the South Pearl, with a perfect    insularity, life in many of     outline, once adopted a numerous   Cuban cities has been           French colony and today is one of  impressed by the sea. From the        most beautiful cities in Cuba. It  times of Cuban earliest               is one of Cuban most important     inhabitants, right through the        port cities, an architectural      time of Spanish settlers, and up      jewel of the XIX century.          to present days, the presence of                                         sea has marked Cuban character.       Caibarien, a typical fishing       Of the seven first townships,         village, is today’s departure      three remained on the seashore:       gate to visit the virgin cays to   Baracoa, Santiago de Cuba and         the North of Villa Clara where     Havana. Other cities and towns        you can visit Cayo Las Brujas,     were born later on the coastline,     Cayo Santa Maria and Los           but not to become less important      Ensenachos, among others. They     for not being so ancient.             have a promising touristic                                               present and future because of the  Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Caibarien,      unmatched beauty of their beaches  Gibara, Manzanillo, Nueva Gerona      and nature. Gibara, just beside    are worth a visit. They differ        the bay that the Great Admiral     from each other, but they all         Cristofolo Colombo named Rio de    have that same marine charm that      Mares (River of Seas), with its    shapes up a different way of          fortifications, is the most        life, either calm or full of          outstanding architectural complex  spirit, depending on the rhythmic     of the Holguin region.             cadence of the sea.                                                                                            Manzanillo, disputed by pirates    Matanzas, rich in tradition and a     and corsairs –and also present in  cradle of poets and musicians, is     Cuba’s first literary monument,    simply enchanting. Cienfuegos,        Espejo de Paciencia, by            Camaguey-born Silvestre de            and Monserrate Hermitage.          Balboa-, opens up to Gulf of                                             Guacanayabo wwith the simple          Cienfuegos: Parque Jose Marti,     nature of its residents and the       Paseo del Prado, Malecon, Palacio  spell of its green landscape in       del Valle, Tomas Acea Cemetery,    the background. Nueva Gerona, the     La Reina Cemetery, Punta Gorda     main city in the Island of Youth      area, Castillo de Jagua fortress,  (formely Isle of Pines), throbs       Terry Theatre and Botanical        with the comings and goings           Garden.                            between its port and the Island                                          of Cuba.                              Nueva Gerona and Isle of Youth:                                          El Abra farmhouse, Old Model       What to visit here, in Cuban          Prision Museum, Punta del Este     marine cities?                        Beach                                                                    Gibara: Bateria de Fernando VII    Havana: Old Havana, National          gun emplacements, bay area         Capitol, Paseo del Prado,                                                Revolution Museum, Fine Arts          Manzanillo: Parque de la Glorieta  Museum, Revolution Square and                                            Jose Marti Memorial, Malecon          Santiago de Cuba: El Morro         Drive, Colon Cemetery, Botanical      Castle, Diego Velazquez’s house,   Garden and Maqueta de La Habana.      Catedral Metropolitana Church,                                           Parque Cespedes, Padre Rico        Matanzas: Sauto Theatre, Triolet      street, Heredia street, Bacardi    Pharmacy Museum, Municipal            Museum, Carnival Museum, Marte     Museum, Bellamar Cave, bay area       Square, city.                      About the Author: Jose Ramon Castro is an expert in travel's industry in Cuba, runs the website http://www.hicuba.com related to tourism and travel in Cuba and works with a Cuban travel agency. In http://Hicuba.com you can find a lot of of informacion about Cuba and its tourism destinations. Published At: www.Isnare.com