Holguín

Worth seeing in and around Holguín

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   St. Isidore Cathedral, Holguín

   The St. Isidore Cathedral also called Holguín Cathedral It is the main temple of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Holguín, is located in the city of Holguín, on the Caribbean island of Cuba.

   200 m · church in Holguín, Cuba · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Calixto García Íñiguez Stadium

   Estadio Calixto García Íñiguez is a multi-use stadium in Holguín, Cuba. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of the Sabuesos de Holguín.

   1.5 km · multi-use stadium in Holguín, Cuba · Wikipedia
3. 03
   University of Holguín

   The University of Holguín "Oscar Lucero Moya" is a public university located in Holguín, Cuba. It was founded in 1973.

   2.4 km · Cuban university in Holguín · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Parque Monumento Nacional Bariay
2. 02
   Cayo Saetia Island

From Wikivoyage: Holguín, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Holguín has some of the richest scenery in Cuba. High mountains, fertile plains and fine-sand beaches alternate in the landscape of this province. It was in this area where Christopher Colombus landed (Bariay). Beaches in Holguín are among the most picturesque in the Caribbean.

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Where to eat

1720 Restaurant, Colombus Restaurant (Cayo Bariay), Los Flamboyanes.

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Getting to Holguín

Airports

Frank Pais (HOG), 13 km · Antonio Maceo (SCU), 111 km · Ignacio Agramonte (CMW), 175 km

• Santiago → Holguín

  6072 km · quickest by air, 14h 47m · CLP$492,440–763,310
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• Camaguey → Holguín

  180 km · quickest by road, 4h 33m · $16–22
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• Santa Clara → Holguín

  418 km · quickest by air, 6h 13m · $160–240
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