When to go, what to do and what to see in the Unesco Heritage valley
Casa Particular in Viñales it is a small town on the island of Cuba with characteristic colorful wooden houses. The surrounding panorama consists of montagne of karst types. This area of tobacco cultivation was colonized in the 19th century and a school, a church, a hospital and a recreational park were created. Today agricultural production, in addition to tobacco, includes vegetable, fruit and coffee crops. Tourism is expanding also in the valley of the same name. It is part of the World Heritage Site of Unesco from 1999.
The best time to go to Cuba and visit Viñales Valley it is certainly the one that goes from January to April, during the season shoal. The rest of the year it can rain a lot and phenomena such as hurricanes can occur. In the city you can visit the Viñales Civic Museum, which recounts episodes of colonization and the liberation of slaves, as well as a series of very interesting paleontological finds. Its construction is in colonial style and has been open to the public since 1978. The area is ideal for tourists who like to spend entire days surrounded by nature.
They can be found easily Lodging at very affordable prices in casas particulares. The peculiar characteristic of this area waiting to be discovered is made up of hummocks, bizarre and large limestone mountains that are surrounded by green plains.
You can visit them several farms scattered throughout the valley, places at the forefront of organic cultivation. During a walk inside the park of Viñales you can come across lakes and waterfalls where you can swim and take beautiful photographs. It is possible to spend a day with the producers of the famous ones cigars Cubans and see how these are packaged by hand, one by one.
The ideal method to move around Viñales and the valley is undoubtedly the horse riding with or without a tour guide, you also need to pay close attention because the paths are narrow and impervious.
In Viñales it is possible to reach the beautiful beach of Cayo Levisa in an hour from the town, with white sand and crystal clear sea, which however is not equipped with hotel facilities and for this reason is still uncontaminated.
In the evening you can stop to eat one of the typical specialties of the area, such as dishes based on meat pork or chicken to the plane tree. The cuisine is a mix of Spanish and Caribbean origins.
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