Varadero Travel Guide

Varadero Travel Guide
	by our Cuba expert Paul Baderman Perched on a narrow peninsula, jutting out from Cuba’s northern coast into the inviting waters of the Caribbean, Varadero’s Spanish nickname is Playa Azul - Blue Beach. It’s a custom-designed resort that somehow absorbs multitudes of sun-seeking visitors without showing the full excesses of many other popular destinations. ‘Real Cuba’ it’s not - though don’t miss the readily-available opportunity to savour this in Havana only around 130km away. As a resort, its origins go back to the pre-revolution days of Guys & Dolls fly-in weekends from the US - one Alphonse Capone was a 30’s visitor. You come to Varadero for the 20km of glorious beach, the incredibly clear water and all the sport that comes on and below it, the very ‘capitalist’ high standards of the national and international hotels dotted along the shore and maybe a little golf on the course (US style, buggy-orientated) that backs on to the beaches. The peninsula has a virgin forest nature reserve, Hicacos Point, at the tip with some unusual birds and reptiles, but yes, then it’s back to the beach. 360 Tour of Sol Palmeras Hotel lobby More Varadero 360 Tours >

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