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  Tropicana is one of the most famous night clubs in Havana, Cuba and can be considered a landmark of Havana. Over the years, it has attracted many celebrities among which Ernest Hemingway, Edith Piaf, Orfelia Fox, Marlon Brando, Sammy Davis and Greta Garbo.   Everyone that comes here appreciates the unique style of the Tropicana. It is said (in the book that retells the history of the club) that the nights spent at Tropicana were the source of inspiration for today’s Las Vegas. Tickets for a show at ...

  La Zorra y el Cuervo is considered to be one of the city’s best venues for Latin jazz and it is located on La Rampa (23th street) between N and O street, within close proximity to the Habana Libre hotel.     It is not without reason that this jazz club is considered one of the best nightclubs in Havana. Some of the most beloved musicians in the world performed here. Besides, its location on La Rampa is easily accessible for everyone. The club resembles an English pub, with the basement-l...

  The interior is decorated in the style of the 50’s, featuring classic cars and motorbikes. The vintage cars are the highlight here –these are three classic American cars -a shiny yellow Chevy, a Pontiac and a Buick. An airplane hanging from the ceiling and pictures on the wall, among which those immortalizing once the presence of Ernest Hemingway here are the last touches that make the ambiance an exclusive one. The club brings nightly performances every other weekday, from 9.30 pm up until the morning.  ...

  La Bodeguita del Medio is a reference place in Havana, and the ideal place for those willing to have a great time in a warm, friendly atmosphere, that has hosted several famous personalities along time. It is located on a cobbled street in Old Havana district, very close to the cathedral.     Here at this pub, the famous Mojito cocktail from rum, mint, sugar and soda was invented, prepared here since its opening in 1942. It is also famous for the fact that it was a meeting place for intellectu...

  La Cocina de Lilliam is undoubtedly the most beautiful garden restaurant in Havana. The restaurant is set in a well-known villa in Miramar, surrounded by a luxuriant garden with lovely fountains and lush vegetation. The garden is beautifully furnished and well-appointed up to the last detail, so that it creates a warm and secluded ambience for its clients.   Here you will enjoy some of the best food you can find in the city, along with flawless service from the hosts. The freshly cooked food will make it an unforgett...

  La Guarida is one of the most famous paladars in Havana and can be considered among the best ones in Cuba. It benefits from a central positioning, being located in a residential area right in the centre of Havana. The restaurant is set in a lovely private home and offers an excellent menu, which explains its popularity among tourists.   The interior is tastefully decorated, while frames with the previous owners embellish the walls. Slick service and cosy atmosphere are the last touches that make it...

  The Hotel Santa Isabel Havana enjoys an excellent central location in Old Havana District. From here, guests can easily reach the major attractions of the city, among which great museums and historic monuments. Besides, within a little distance the picturesque bay, the ancient fortress and La Giraldilla can be visited. Another vantage point is that the hotel is located within the proximity of taxes and public buses, which offer guests the possibility to reach effortless the major sites in the city as well as the airport....

  NH Parque Central Hotel Havana is one of the most luxurious international hotels in Havana, providing all necessary facilities, and located downtown. With a luxuriant elegance and oasis atmosphere in the midst of the center, it is one of the most popular hotels in Havana. The hotel boasts a modern architectural style, however, preserves some elements of the colonial buildings of Havana as well -Old Town. It is located right across the street from the Central Park and within close proximity to Paseo del Prado, Capitolio Building a...

  In the center of Havana, close to Malecón, the luxurious Melia Cohiba Hotel Havana is located, being named after the most famous cigar brand. The hotel is located downtown, at a 10-minute driving distance from Old Havana and a 10-minute walk from Plaza de la Revolucion. It has a fantastic view over the city and the sea. It enjoys an excellent location for those willing to explore the attractions of Havana.      The hotel has 409 rooms, including 67 Royal Service rooms, 12 Junior Su...

  Founded in 1519, Havana is an impressive city with its numerous churches, ancient forts, over 50 museums, eighteenth and nineteenth-century buildings and spectacular squares everywhere. It is divided into three areas: Central Havana, Vedado and Old Havana.      Gran Teatro de La Habana is part of the Palacio del Centro Gallego complex, located downtown. It has hosted several famous performances over time and it is now the headquarters of the Opera and National Ballet of Cuba.  ...

  Trinidad is one of the seven settings founded by Spanish conquistadors, which later became one of the main targets of pirates. Due to sugar industry, the city became very prosperous in economic terms.      Trinidad and the nearby Valle de los Ingenious were included in UNESCO patrimony in 1988. If you visit the town, you will immediately understand why: the beautiful restored homes, holy churches and inner covered courtyards emanate an atmosphere of the colonial era. Architecture and the ...

  About 140 km east of Havana, in the western province of Matanzas, Varadero town is located, which is the largest tourist resort in the Caribbean. Varadero awaits visitors with a white sandy shore of 20 km, where you can practice almost all water sports: swimming, diving, sailing, windsurfing; numerous hotels with high-quality services, and many other opportunities to practice sports.   Varadero has been the tourist center for Cubans since 1872, but has become known worldwide since the 1930s, when an American mil...

Total area: 756,950 km2 Population: 17,094,270(2010 estimate) Density: 22/km2 Currency : Peso (CLP) Official language(s): Spanish Capital: Santiago de Chile Governement: Unitary Presidential Republic Internet TLD: .cl Calling code: +56      A landscape as diverse as in Chile is described in folklore sources: "When God gave a glance to the world he had created in seven days, he decided...

Total area: 1,141,748 km2 Population: 45,586,233(2010 estimate) Density: 40/km2 Currency: Peso (COP) Official language: Spanish Capital: Bogotá, D.C. Governement: Unitary presidential republic Internet TLD: .co Calling code: +57      Columbia is situated in the north-western part of South America, sharing borders with Venezuela and Brazil to the east, Ecuador and Peru to the south...

Total area: 8,514,877 km2 Population: 190,732,694 Density: 22/km2 Currency: Real (R$) Official language(s): Portuguese Capital: Brasília Governement: Federal presidential constitutional republic Internet TLD: .br Calling code: +55      Brazil is a country located in the Eastern part of South America. It is bordered to the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French oversea...

Total area: 131,990 km2 Population: 11,305,118(2010 estimate) Density: 85.3/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language: Greek Capital: Athens Governement: Parliamentary republic, Unitary state Internet TLD: .gr Calling code: +30      Greece is a country located in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north and Turkey to the East. Greece has acc...

Total area: 504,030 km2 Population: 46,030,109(2010 estimate) Density: 93/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language(s): Spanish Capital: Madrid Governement: Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .es Calling code: +34     Spain is a country located in Western Europe. It shares borders with Portugal, France, Andorra, Gibraltar and Morocco. Spain has access to the...

Total area: 83,872 km2 Population: 8,356,707(2009 estimate) Density: 99/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language(s): German (Standard: Austrian German) Capital: Vienna Governement: Federal Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .at Calling code: +43       Austria is located in Central Europe. It is bordered by: Germany and the Czech Republic to the North; Slovakia and Hungary to the E...

  Louvre Museum is the most visited art museum in the world, a monument full of historical meaning and the greatest national museum of France. It is a central tourist attraction in Paris, located on the Right Bank of the Seine, in the first arrondissement. Here there are displayed over 35,000 art objects dating from the 6th millennium BC and up to the nineteenth century AD.       Louvre Museum is housed by Louvre palace, which was originally conceived as a fortress, in the twelfth century u...

  Vatican City is the smallest state in the world, occupying an area of only 50 hectares. The population of this state is only slightly more than 550 people, and its form of government is theocracy, headed by Papa.      Inside the Vatican City there are the Vatican Museums, which are considered to be among the greatest museums in the world, with an impressive collection, where one can admire some of the world’s most renowned classical sculptures and most important masterpieces of Rena...

  Hermitage Museum is the largest art gallery of Russia, one of the most remarkable museums in the world and certainly the main attraction in St. Petersburg. Hermitage Museum was founded as a collection of art works by Empress Catherine the Great in 1764, and opened to the public in 1852.      The main building of the Hermitage Museum is the Winter Palace, built by the architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1754-1762), in Baroque style. The first person who lived here was Catherine the Great. In 1...

Greatness, high cultural value and absolutely stunning architecture make this church one of the most sought-after destinations while in Rome.   This magnificent building is the center of Christianity. The opulence of its interior testifies the richness of the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century. Emperor Constantine, the first Christian emperor of Rome, ordered the construction of St. Peter Basilica on the Vatican hill. The location was chosen symbolically, on the spot where St. Peter, one of the apostles, was buried in AD 64. A small shrine already existed on the site, but it was replaced with a church which would be completed in 349 AD.   In ...

While discovering and exploring Venice, it is impossible to not notice the grandeur and beauty of this church rising on the shore of Grand Channel.    On one of the banks of Grand Channel, in the seventeenth century, one of the most beautiful churches in Venice, Santa Maria della Salute, was built. A symbolic image of the floating city, it appears in many documentaries about the Venetian architecture but also in many paintings made by famous artists such as Michele Marieschi, Francesco Guardi, John Singer Sargent, Walter Sickert and, of course, Canaletto.    After the plague of 1630, which is said to have killed nearly a third of Venice population, the Vene...

  Designed to be the world's largest cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore is nowadays surpassed in size by St. Peter in the Vatican, St. Paul's Cathedral in London and Milan. It was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1296, as the Florentines desired to have a place of prayer more beautiful than those of Pisa and Siena, rival cities; it was built on the ruins of an old church, Santa Reparata. When it was finished, it was the largest cathedral in Europe of that era, being able to accommodate 30,000 worshipers. The cathedral is remarkable f...