Villa Clara Province
One of the area's oldest and oddest curiosities is this San Diego tanker, built in 1920 and wrecked in 1933 on the far side of Cayo Francés, just west of Cayo las Brujas. Later the ship was used to store molasses, and later still it was opened up as a rather surreal hotel-restaurant (now closed).
The journey out to see the ship is included in snorkeling excursions and sunset cruises.
Museo Nacional Camilo Cienfuegos
20.31 MILES
This excellent museum was opened in 1989 and is eerily reminiscent of the Che Guevara monument in Santa Clara. Camilo fought a crucial battle in this town…
Parroquia de San Juan Bautista de Remedios
22.37 MILES
One of the island's most interesting and oldest ecclesiastical buildings, Remedios' main church dates from around 1550, although much of the current…
25.34 MILES
This 40-sq-km managed-resource area is still little-explored by independent travelers, although organized groups come here. Organize guided hikes through…
Museo de Agroindustria Azucarero Marcelo Salado
18.89 MILES
Towards Remedios, 3km past the crab statue, lies this former sugar mill (decommissioned in 1998), which is now a museum. Of the four preserved sugar mills…
25.27 MILES
Strict conservation measures mean public access to Parque Nacional Caguanes with its caves, aboriginal remains and flamingos is limited but not impossible…
Museo de las Parrandas Remedianas
22.38 MILES
Visiting this museum two blocks off Parque Martí is no substitute for the real-life revelry of Remedios' firework-driven Las Parrandas, but what the hell?…
Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María
13.57 MILES
You can forge your own way into what's left of Cayo Santa María's natural habitat in this fauna refuge. A small booth (sometimes unmanned) with various…
16.69 MILES
One of the few beaches left on Cayo Santa María not connected to a resort, Playa Las Gaviotas is located inside a nature reserve at the far east of the…
1. Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María
13.57 MILES
You can forge your own way into what's left of Cayo Santa María's natural habitat in this fauna refuge. A small booth (sometimes unmanned) with various…
16.69 MILES
One of the few beaches left on Cayo Santa María not connected to a resort, Playa Las Gaviotas is located inside a nature reserve at the far east of the…
3. Museo Municipal María Escobar Laredo
17.27 MILES
Even humble Caibarién had a heyday (although it was a while ago): find out more about it here in one of the city's most elegant buildings, the former…
17.63 MILES
The entrance to Caibarién is guarded by a giant crustacean, the town's symbol, designed by Florencio Gelabert Pérez and erected in 1983.
5. Museo de Agroindustria Azucarero Marcelo Salado
18.89 MILES
Towards Remedios, 3km past the crab statue, lies this former sugar mill (decommissioned in 1998), which is now a museum. Of the four preserved sugar mills…
6. Museo Nacional Camilo Cienfuegos
20.31 MILES
This excellent museum was opened in 1989 and is eerily reminiscent of the Che Guevara monument in Santa Clara. Camilo fought a crucial battle in this town…
21.04 MILES
The nexus for the Jobo Rosado Reserve is just off the main road a few kilometers east of Yaguajay and is equipped with a bar-restaurant, natural swimming…
8. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Buen Viaje
22.31 MILES
On Parque Martí (the only plaza in Cuba with two Catholic churches), the 18th-century Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Buen Viaje is in the middle of a long…