Cienfuegos is unlike any other Cuban city. While the rest of the country was built Spanish-style, French colonists from Bordeaux and Louisiana arrived here in 1819. They brought wide boulevards, neoclassical architecture, and a distinct sense of style. No wonder it's called the "Pearl of the South."
Why Visit
Cienfuegos is the perfect stop between Havana and Trinidad. Compact, elegant, with a bay-side promenade and Cuba's only triumphal arch. The historic center has been a UNESCO site since 2005.
No crowds like Havana, no beaches like Varadero. But there's the atmosphere of a southern European to...
