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The Wonderful Thread of Santiago de Cuba (+ photos)

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calle enramadas actual1 autor J. Loo VázquezAlthough the city Santiago de Cuba, from the millennium celebration in the middle of the city founded numerous areas of tourist importance, cultural and historical heritage was revived, there is a tour that is a must for those who want to see this old Spanish colonial villa in all its glory.


Like it was a wonderful thread, it starts to unravel in Plaza de Marte, recognized as the key Historical City Centre area, and today more beautiful with new attractions (Casa del Vino, chocolate house Fraternity, among others) and throbbing harder to be one of the areas where people can access the Internet from the wireless connection.

calle enramadas actual autor J. Loo Vázquez
In this public space, one of the oldest and most beautiful of the city, the usual comings and goings of thousands of people every day, is also the scene of numerous cultural and sports activities; while in the evenings, and Santiago converge santiagueras of all ages who enjoy this unique site.
The tour cannot continue for another artery than Tabernacles, which holds the title of being the largest Corridor Pedestrian Cuba, the popular shopping street, central and Santiago, besides being muse of poets and troubadours.
This vein of the historic center of the city, today shows -in his first tramos- a new pavement, which undoubtedly gives new attractions, such as art pieces embedded in the floor, an invitation to tour the famous track. In more advanced segments

catedral santiago de cuba autor J. Loo Vázquez 1
The tour can not proceed otherwise than by visiting the heart of Santiago de Cuba. After leaving behind the sound of the organ and the eastern town criers in the Serrano Park, it is essential reached even the most important public space of the city.
Cespedes Park, undoubtedly, is one of the most visited sites in the city. Among its attractions is the oldest house of the continent, the centenary Hotel Casa Granda Palace
Municipal government (Mayor). Moreover, much the atmosphere of the troubadours and other cultural expressions is appreciated.

But undoubtedly, the Cathedral of the city, the country's first and largest wooden building in the nation, most of the looks and takes a few stolen snapshots. She, from numerous angles and times of day to see, is capable of giving new visual very seductive.conexion wifi parque cespedes foto J. Loo Vázquez
Leaving behind this landmark of Cuba, and enrumbando the road again by Enramadas, you can get to the mall, to know a singular place of Santiago geography, with less than a year, it has already stolen the hearts of many, I mean the boardwalk.
As an old dream, this space is the area of reconciliation of the people of this old colonial villa with its bay in an idyllic setting, dominated by water, mountains and beautiful.

malecon de santiago de cuba foto J. Loo Vázquez
Thus a must to tour Santiago de Cuba, tour begins in Key Historical Center (Plaza de Mars), runs along the spine of the oldest part of the city (street Enramadas) includes the heart of the city ( Céspedes) Park, and ends in what is perhaps one of the favorite places today, the boardwalk.

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