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Santiago de Cuba
Municipality in Cuba

Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city in Cuba and the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province.

Plan a trip to Santiago de Cuba→From Holguin

It lies in the southeastern arha of the island, some 870 km (540 mi) southeast of the Cuban capital of Havana.

Get in

Getting to Santiago de Cuba

Viazul buses depart from the train station. Four daily Viazul buses run to/from Havana, three local and one express (stopping in Camagüey only). There is also a daily bus to Baracoa, another to Trinidad (which runs daytime to Santiago and overnight to Trinidad), and a daily overnight from Varadero. From Havana, the price is CUC51. The local

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    Astrobus
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    Antonio Maceo Airport

    Cubana flies in from Havana several times daily.

See

Worth seeing

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    Parque Céspedes

    A kind of central park, picturesque part of the city - with the cathedral Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, few museums and pubs around.

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    Plaza de Marte

    A small park on the other side of the historical center of the city than Parque Céspedes.

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    Museo Provincial "Emilio Bacardí Moreau"
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    Balcon de Velazquez

    A terrace with a nice view of the bay.

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    San Juan Hill

    A park, originally a place of fight in the Spanish-American War.

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    Castillo San Pedro de la Roca
Do

Things to do

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    Casa de la Trova

    A famous music club, with (probably) nightly live music, with drinks available too.

Eat

Where to eat

Every Saturday and Sunday, a street fair full of vendors of cheap eats starts up on Avenida Victoria de Garzón. This is a good place to try local specialties, including lechón or whole roast pig, Cuban-style fried fish, Cuban-style fried chicken, and chichurrones or fried pork rinds. Prices are in pesos and amazingly low. Probably Santiago's cheapest eats overall.

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    Paladar Salon Tropical

    Luis Fernández Marcané 310.

How locals move

Getting around Santiago de Cuba the local way

  • Get inSunrise airlines flies from Port-au-Prince some 3 times per week }} A taxi from/to Holguin Airport () is CUC30/person on a shared ride.
  • Go nextEl Cobre, home to the holiest virgin in Cuba, is a worthwhile day trip from Santiago.

From Wikivoyage: Santiago de Cuba, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-07.

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