Varadero Sights

Sights in Varadero

  1. A

    Artisan Market

    If art and history are your thing you've come to the wrong place. Varadero's reputation as a font of cultural interaction is not exactly legendary. Nevertheless there are a few sights worth pondering over if the beach banality starts to wear a bit thin.

    The Parque Central and adjacent Parque de las 8000 Taquillas host the biggest Artisan Market in town and nestled among the uva caleta (sea grape) trees it's a pretty part of the public beach.

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    #1 of 7 sights in Varadero

    #36 of 3095 things to do in Caribbean Islands

  2. Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos

    The Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos is Varadero’s nominal green space and a wildlife reserve that’s about as ‘wild’ as New York’s Central Park. Bulldozers have been chomping away at its edges for years. There are three short trails (CUC$3, 45 minutes each), none of which are ever out of earshot of the noisy Autopista. The highlight is the Cueva de Musalmanes with 2500-year-old human remains and a giant cactus tree nicknamed El Patriarca (patriarch).

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    #2 of 7 sights in Varadero

    #8 of 90 things to do in Varadero

  3. Cueva de Ambrosio

    East on Autopista Sur and 500m beyond the Club Amigo Varadero you’ll find the Cueva de Ambrosio. Some 47 pre-Columbian drawings were discovered in this 300m cave in 1961. The black and red drawings feature the same concentric circles seen in similar paintings on the Isla de la Juventud, perhaps a form of solar calendar. The cave was also used as a refuge by escaped slaves.

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    #3 of 7 sights in Varadero

    #15 of 90 things to do in Varadero

  4. Delfinario

    The much hyped Delfinario gets mixed reviews. Dolphin shows happen here daily in a natural pool and swimming with the friendly aquatic mammals costs a steep CUC$65. You’re allowed to grab the dolphin’s fin and let it drag you around. Ride of a lifetime or cruel aqua-zoo? You decide.

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    #4 of 7 sights in Varadero

    #20 of 90 things to do in Varadero

  5. B

    Museo Municipal de Varadero

    The attractive Museo Municipal de Varadero displays period furniture and a snapshot of Varadero’s relatively short history. There’s a fine beach view from the balcony upstairs.

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    #5 of 7 sights in Varadero

    #36 of 90 things to do in Varadero

  7. Playa Las Calaveras

    Playa Las Calaveras, 800m of beach promoted as 'virgin' by tourist brochures is dotted with massage shacks and drink stands.

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    #6 of 7 sights in Varadero

    #56 of 90 things to do in Varadero

  8. C

    Iglesia de Santa Elvira

    The tiny colonial-style Iglesia de Santa Elvira resembles a displaced alpine chapel.

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    #7 of 7 sights in Varadero

    #64 of 90 things to do in Varadero