Western Cuba

Photo: Kirua, CC BY 2.5.

Essential Destinations

Havana

Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Havana is the capital city of Cuba, and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to Havana for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.

Isla de la Juventud

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Isla de la Juventud is the second-largest Cuban island and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies. The island was called the Isle of Pines until 1978.

Matanzas

Photo: Emmanuel Huybrechts, CC BY 2.0.

Matanzas is in Western Cuba. It is the closest town to Varadero resort. It is a nice small town and there are amazingly few tourists considering that it is basically next to Varadero.

Destinations to Discover

Pinar del Rio

Photo: Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pinar del Río is the capital city of Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. With a population of 191,081, it is the 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called Pinareños.

Varadero

Photo: Emmanuel Huybrechts, CC BY 2.0.

Varadero is a relatively exclusive part of Western Cuba, abundant with private hotels, gorgeous white beaches and the country's only full golf course. The fantastic beaches with clear turquoise warm water makes this an island lovers paradise.

Artemisa

Photo: Sapfan, CC0.

Artemisa is the capital of Artemisa province in Western Cuba. Before 2011 it was a part of Havana province.

Viñales

Photo: Kirua, CC BY 2.5.

Viñales is a town and municipality in the north-central Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. The town consists mostly of one-story wooden houses with porches.

Guanajay

Photo: Luis Migenes, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Guanajay is a town and municipality in Havana Province in Western Cuba, about 58 km southwest of Cuba's capital Havana.

Ciénaga de Zapata National Park

Photo: Francisco Puertas, CC BY 2.0.

The Zapata Swamp is a swamp area located on the Zapata Peninsula in the southern Matanzas Province of Cuba, in the municipality of Ciénaga de Zapata. It is located less than 150 kilometres southeast of Havana.

Cayo Largo

Photo: balepc, CC BY 3.0.

Cayo Largo del Sur, or simply Cayo Largo, is a small resort island in Cuba, off the south coast of the northwestern part of the main island in the Caribbean Sea.

Guanahacabibes Peninsula National Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Guanahacabibes Peninsula National Park is a protected natural area in Western Cuba. It is a peninsula that is the westernmost point of Cuba. It is known for its white sand beaches, more than 100 lakes, and a series of small offshore islands and cays that are popular with scuba divers and naturalists.

Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Rosario

Photo: Manfred Foeger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Rosario is a nature reserve in Pinar del Río province of Cuba.

Guanabo

Photo: Ynfiesta, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Guanabo is a small seaside town in Havana Province, just east of Playas De Este and Santa Maria del Mar, around 30-40 km east of Havana. The beach apparently is not the nicest, however the town is relatively typically Cuban, there are many casas particulares and some nice restaurants.

Las Terrazas

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Las Terrazas is a small community and nature reserve in the municipality of Candelaria, Artemisa Province, Cuba. It is located in the Sierra del Rosario mountains, which was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1984.

Western Cuba

Satellite Map

In Other Languages

Explore These Curated Destinations

• Deutsch
• Español
• Français
• Português