
Here are some highlights on the attractions at activities that you should give a shot at in your Pinar del Rio holidays:
• Buenavista Estate, Las Terrazas – this is a beautiful French coffee plantation with a rich historical background.
• Soroa – Soroa has more than 1000 species of exotic orchids. The Rainbow Waterfall adds to the charm of Soroa.
• Cueva de los Portales – a small museum commemorates this cave which became Che Guevera’s shelter during the Missile Crisis (1962).
• Vinales Valley, Sierra de los Organos – national monument that has 270 million year old fossils – declared World Cultural and Landscape Site by UNESCO in 1999.
• Guach Palace at Pinar del Rio city is the strangest building in Cuba and houses the Museum of Natural Science.
• Maria la Gorda Beach, Guanahacabibes peninsula – the international dive centre attracts diving enthusiasts.
• Cuban Mantua – a village and national monument.
• Gran Caverna de Santo Tomas – the 45 km long cave is one of the largest caves in the world.
• Try out some of the Cuban cocktails such as the mojito, the saoco, the daiquiri which are famous worldwide.
• And, do not forget to taste the Guayabita del Pinar – a guava liqueur that is unique to Pinar del Rio.