Welcome to Cayo Largo del Sur

If you came to Cuba to witness colonial cities, exotic dancers, asthmatic Plymouths and peeling images of Che Guevara, then 38-sq-km Cayo Largo del Sur, 114km east of Isla de la Juventud, will hugely disappoint. If, instead, you booked tickets while dreaming of glittering white sandy expanses, coral reefs teeming with fish, fabulous all-inclusive resorts and lots of fleshy Canadians and Italians wandering around naked, then this diminutive tropical paradise is the place for you.

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No permanent Cuban settlement has ever existed on the Cayo. Instead, the island was developed in the early 1980s purely as a tourism enterprise. Cayo Largo del Sur is largely frequented by Italian tourists – several resorts here cater exclusively to them. The other all-inclusives are less picky. The heavenly beaches surpass most visitors' expectations of Caribbean paradise and are renowned for their size, emptiness and nesting turtles. There's also a profusion of iguanas and birdlife, including hummingbirds and flamingos.

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