Havana Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. Where to escape the daily grind

    10 February 2012

    Perhaps all you want from your honeymoon is a brief escape from the modern world. Look no further than these...

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  2. Top 8 Caribbean towns

    24 January 2012

    Life’s not always a beach. The Caribbean may win hearts for its white-sand beaches on perfect turquoise coves and high-end...

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  3. Calling the caf-fiends: great coffee spots

    19 January 2012

    It inspires passion, opinion and addiction. It’s the world’s second most valuable commodity (after petroleum), and it will almost certainly...

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  4. On the road in Cuba

    14 July 2011

    ‘The road is life,’ wrote seminal American author Jack Kerouac in the 1950s, inadvertently summing up Cuba‘s post-Special Period...

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  5. Top 10 cities for artistic inspiration

    01 April 2011

    Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2011 brings you the cities where history’s best artistic talents had their imagination fired –...

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  6. 10 best places to experience music

    20 January 2011

    In an extract from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we take you to the ten best places on the planet...

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  7. Havana for first-timers

    18 January 2011

    ‘Anything is possible in Havana,’ wrote British novelist Graham Greene of Cuba‘s rhapsodic capital, echoing the thoughts and dreams of...

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  8. Travel in December: cities where the sun shines

    20 December 2010

    Ice, wind, rain. Sound familiar?If your winter is dominated by these three elements but you’re looking for some sunshine, then...

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  9. Cuba: travel books to read before you go

    01 October 2010

    This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Cuba guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...

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  10. Top 10 hedonistic city breaks

    25 May 2010

    Whether you want beach parties, packed-out clubs or sexy tango schools, surrender to the seduction of these party cities -...

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  11. Cuba's architectural highlights: 'music turned to stone'

    16 November 2009

    If Cuba’s soul is hidden in its music, then its architecture – in the words of novelist Alejo Carpentier –...

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  12. Revolutionary roll call: Cuba's fighting heroes

    13 August 2009

    Cuba churns out revolutionaries like other countries produce movie stars and, with outside influence from at least three (neo)colonial powers...

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  13. Festival fun, Cuban style

    13 August 2009

    Through war, austerity, rationing and hardship, the Cubans have always retained their infectious joie de vivre. Even during the darkest...

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  14. El ritmo cubano: Cuba's musical soul

    10 August 2009

    Rich, vibrant, layered and soulful, Cuban music has long acted as a standard-bearer for the sounds and rhythms emanating out...

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  15. Havana - destination essentials

    10 June 2009

    Havana is a one-off. Vintage cadillacs, Santería rituals, all-night parties, strolls along the waterfront…it’s not hard to fall for this...

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