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Cuba is home to nine UNESCO World Heritage sites; places that hold particular cultural or natural significance and are therefore protected and preserved.
This small country boasts sites everywhere, and some of these places are so special that they alone justify a visit to Cuba.

Old Havana, a collection of baroque and neoclassical buildings and its fortifications are at the top of this list of protected heritage with many historical monuments,
interesting architecture, fortresses, colonial palaces, and private restaurants on the rooftops of historic mansions.

The Viñales Valley, with its typical rock formations, endemic flora and fauna, a system of caves and underground rivers, and tobacco plantations, are all places declared
biosphere reserves.

Trinidad, founded in 1514, is one of the best-preserved colonial cities in Latin America with the Church of the Holy Trinity and the paved pedestrian historic center, as well as the Valley de los Ingenios with the remains of sugarcane plantations.

Cienfuegos and its historic center. Bathed by the waters of the Caribbean and located in the central-southern part of the island, Cienfuegos lies in the middle of a region that produces coffee, tobacco, mango, and sugarcane. Its architecture, originally neoclassical, evolved toward more eclectic forms without the urban landscape losing its overall harmony. The most important buildings are: the Government Palace, the San Lorenzo School, the Bishopric, the Ferrer Palace, the old Lyceum, and some residences.

The historic center of Camagüey: Camagüey is one of the first seven cities founded by the Spanish in Cuba. This city played a leading role in its capacity as an urban center in a territory essentially devoted to livestock and the sugar industry. Founded in 1528 in its current location, the city was developed according to an irregular urban layout consisting of a network of squares, winding streets, and irregular blocks of houses, something very rare in colonial Latin American cities located on flat terrain. The historic center of Camagüey covers 54 hectares and is an exceptional example of a traditional urban settlement relatively isolated from the main trade routes. The influence of medieval European architecture and urbanism is evident in the urban layout and in the construction techniques brought to America by the masons and master builders of the Spanish colonizers. A recommended visit for those already in the area.

The San Pedro de la Roca Castle in Santiago de Cuba is one of the most complete and best-preserved Spanish-American defensive fortifications.

The park dedicated to the Granma landing is unique in its kind, because it takes its name from the yacht that carried Castro and the others during the coup against Fulgencio Batista. The park features beautiful cliffs, waterfalls, and terraces.

The park dedicated to the first coffee plantation, which dates back to the 19th century, is a unique and eloquent testimony to a form of agricultural exploitation of the virgin forest, traces of which have disappeared in the rest of the world. Located in the province of Santiago de Cuba.

When you come to Cuba, do not miss visiting some of these sites that our planet boasts among those to be preserved.