Gran Parque de la Artesanía

Varadero


The largest of several open-air artisans markets lining Primera Avenida, with private vendors selling mainly Cuba-themed crafts.


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1. Iglesia de Santa Elvira

1.57 MILES

Just east of Parque Central is this tiny colonial-style building resembling a displaced alpine chapel.

2. Parque Josone

2.06 MILES

If you're set on sightseeing in Varadero, ensconce yourself in this pretty green oasis. These landscaped gardens date back to 1940 and take their name…

3. Mansión Xanadú

4.77 MILES

Everything east of Varadero's small stone water tower (it looks like an old Spanish fort, but was built in the 1930s) once belonged to the Du Pont family…

4. Arechabala Rum Factory

7.99 MILES

To the northwest of the center of Cárdenas, in the industrial zone, is this famous rum factory founded in 1878 by Spanish immigrant José Arechabala…

5. Flagpole Monument

8.29 MILES

No, not just any old flagpole. Follow Av Céspedes past Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción to its northern end and you will see this flagpole is attached…

6. Plaza Molocoff

8.3 MILES

In a city of lost glories, Plaza Molocoff is one of the grandest yet most disfigured sights. This whimsical two-story cast-iron market hall with a…

7. Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción

8.34 MILES

Cárdenas' twin-towered cathedral was built in 1846, though it looks older. The main ecclesiastical building of Cárdenas, it is noted for its stained glass…

8. Cueva de Ambrosio

8.4 MILES

For something completely different in Varadero's tourist circus, decamp to this large cave 500m beyond the Club Amigo Varadero on the Autopista Sur. It's…