Cuba Castles & palaces + Shopping pictures

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Long considered off-limits to many foreign visitors, Cuba is a fascinating country with unique culture, lovely countryside and monuments to its battled history.

Marvel at the many arches of the majestic façade and enter this regal palace to visit its museum and learn about the city.

An eclectic mix of styles and colors in this century-old building presents a whimsically ornate structure overlooking the sea.

An eclectic mix of styles and colors in this century-old building presents a whimsically ornate structure overlooking the sea.

Experience the cultural heart of Havana, where elegant 20th-century buildings, a flourishing arts scene, pumping nightlife and an array of restaurants await.

After Che Guevara liberated this city in 1958, the area continued its revolutionary path, eventually leading to edgy cultural developments.

An eclectic mix of styles and colors in this century-old building presents a whimsically ornate structure overlooking the sea.

An eclectic mix of styles and colors in this century-old building presents a whimsically ornate structure overlooking the sea.

Sit beneath the shade of a palm tree, browse the stands of a book fair and visit museums set in grand palaces at Havana’s oldest square.

Experience the cultural heart of Havana, where elegant 20th-century buildings, a flourishing arts scene, pumping nightlife and an array of restaurants await.

Learn about the fascinating history of Cuba’s capital through the interesting fortresses, lively esplanades and plazas surrounded with colonial architecture in its old town district.

An eclectic mix of styles and colors in this century-old building presents a whimsically ornate structure overlooking the sea.

Sit beneath the shade of a palm tree, browse the stands of a book fair and visit museums set in grand palaces at Havana’s oldest square.

Sit beneath the shade of a palm tree, browse the stands of a book fair and visit museums set in grand palaces at Havana’s oldest square.

Cross the drawbridge of this fortress complex to see its cannons and mortars and inspect the fascinating items on display in the Navigation Museum.

Marvel at the many arches of the majestic façade and enter this regal palace to visit its museum and learn about the city.

Sit beneath the shade of a palm tree, browse the stands of a book fair and visit museums set in grand palaces at Havana’s oldest square.

Quickly becoming a popular Caribbean resort location, this town on a narrow Cuban peninsula has a beautiful beach and more than 50 tourist hotels.

Marvel at the many arches of the majestic façade and enter this regal palace to visit its museum and learn about the city.

An eclectic mix of styles and colors in this century-old building presents a whimsically ornate structure overlooking the sea.

An eclectic mix of styles and colors in this century-old building presents a whimsically ornate structure overlooking the sea.

Quickly becoming a popular Caribbean resort location, this town on a narrow Cuban peninsula has a beautiful beach and more than 50 tourist hotels.

An eclectic mix of styles and colors in this century-old building presents a whimsically ornate structure overlooking the sea.

An eclectic mix of styles and colors in this century-old building presents a whimsically ornate structure overlooking the sea.