After Havana, we headed South to Cienfuegos. We stayed with another nice family. They didn't speak any English and we didn't speak much Spanish, so it was a little tough to get to know them but we had a great time with them nonetheless.
Cienfuegos is a small, quiet city with great 19th century Spanish architecture and some French influence, along with the Palacio de Valle which resembles an ornate Moroccan casbah. We did a lot of walking and exploring. It's a beautiful city, especially considering it was bombed during the Cuban Revolution in 1957 for uprising against Batista. It was a lot cleaner and more quaint than Havana. Neat little neighborhoods with 2 story homes and not much traffic. The center of the city and the beach were both a short walk from where we were staying.
One of the days here, we took a ride out to Playa Rancho Luna and spent the day scuba diving around a ship wreck and relaxing on the beach.
- Yuriy
Cienfuegos is a small, quiet city with great 19th century Spanish architecture and some French influence, along with the Palacio de Valle which resembles an ornate Moroccan casbah. We did a lot of walking and exploring. It's a beautiful city, especially considering it was bombed during the Cuban Revolution in 1957 for uprising against Batista. It was a lot cleaner and more quaint than Havana. Neat little neighborhoods with 2 story homes and not much traffic. The center of the city and the beach were both a short walk from where we were staying.
One of the days here, we took a ride out to Playa Rancho Luna and spent the day scuba diving around a ship wreck and relaxing on the beach.
- Yuriy
Palacio de Valle-- easily the nicest hotel in town, built in a Moroccan style. We went to the rooftop for a drink and some live music.
