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Free tour
Knowing the secrets of the Santiaguero Historical Center
4.94
Excellent (33 ratings)
Duration: 2 hours
Languages: English and Spanish
Guru: Roxana
Registered on 01 March 2019
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I am a single mother. I love the history of my city and I want to share the secrets of my city with our visitors.
Free booking and cancellation
Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Santiago de Cuba is one of the oldest cities in Cuba. Its more than 500 years offer us a wealth of history and anecdotes that make us unique. In our city you can visit the oldest house in America, inhabited by Diego Velázquez, Spanish conqueror and founder of our town. The visit to the first library museum founded in Cuba in 1899 by Don Emilio Bacardi, first mayor of Santiago de Cuba, is also required. In this wonderful museum we will find museum pieces that date from the time of the first inhabitants of our island, to the contemporaneity. Personal objects of the main leaders of our wars of independence and a large collection of Cuban and international art. Santiago de Cuba was the birthplace of the July 26 movement, a revolutionary movement led by Fidel Castro Ruz that put an end to the Batistian tyranny. To learn more about its history we will visit the Museum of the Clandestine Struggle and the Moncada Barracks, as well as make a small stop in a humble house that was inhabited as a child by Fidel Castro while he was studying in our city. Throughout the tour you will have the opportunity to enjoy the best views to take your best photos, as well as to chat and share opinions with your hostess. I hope you can choose us and that we will soon find ourselves discovering the secrets of my Santiago together. List of places: -Museum Emilio Bacardi -Museum Diego Velazquez -Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba -Museum of the Clandestine Struggle -House of Fidel Castro -Museum July 26, Cuartel Moncada What does it include: -Does not include museum tickets


Highlights
What will we see on this tour?
Meeting point:
661 General Portuondo Santiago de Cuba Cuba
in front of the church Santisima Trinidad, wearing a green blouse
Tour map

How much does this tour cost?
Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

Tour Reviews
4.94
Excellent (33 ratings)

By category

Professionalism
4.96
Fun
4.63
Expression
4.85
Quality
4.89
Route
4.93

Who is this tour for?
Accessibility
Suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group bookings.
Pets
Suitable for bringing pets.

What should I know?
Minimum Attendees
Does not require a minimum number of people to conduct the tour.
Additional Costs
The tour does not require payment for tickets or additional expenses.
Free Cancellation
If you cannot attend the tour, please cancel the booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment Methods
Cash payment only.