Havana moment: the Caribbean’s coolest city
As Havana closes out its landmark 500th year, travel writer and cubaphile Lucy explores the storied streets of the Caribbean’s oldest and coolest city.
Tips and Advice
Category: Tips and Advice
We plan to add articles with advice and tips for travelers to find the best things and experiences Cuba has to offer.
Nature and Exploration Tips and Advice
Finca Tungasuk: a million mile stone’s throw from Havana
Finca Tungasuk, an organic farm on the outskirts of Havana, offers its clientele a level of relaxation and quality of food that’s hard to compare with other Cuban establishments. The proprietors provide a totally organically produced menu straight from their farm, and when the ingredients are prepared by a chef who was professionally trained in Paris, the results are sumptuous and unique.
Tips and Advice
Visit Cuba and join the Cuban Food Revolution
Cuba is currently being roused from its gastronomical slumber by waking up to the sunny morning of a foodie revolution. Recent government reforms and regulation relaxations have given Cubans easier access to long sought-after ingredients previously unavailable, and they’re digging out old recipes of haute cuisine long forgotten since the Golden Age of the early 20th Century. As a country well known for its revolutions, here’s one you can finally get your teeth into.
Culture and Arts Luxury Travel Tips and Advice Twin-centre Holidays
A royally grandiose way to experience Cuba – following in the steps of the Spanish King and Queen
Last week Cuba welcomed the arrival of the King and Queen of Spain, who flew to Havana for an official 3-day state visit that also included a stop in Santiago de Cuba. The royal visit coincided with the occasion of Havana’s 500th anniversary so the timing couldn’t have been more ideal or emblematic.
Culture and Arts Tips and Advice
Graffiti in Old Havana – an invitation to discover another side to this colourful city
In the city of Havana, a very old form of art is transforming Cuba’s modern urban landscape. Uninteresting buildings have become vast canvases and whole neighbourhoods have become art galleries for the rising number or artists chronicling this magnificent city.
