Trinidad Travel Guide

A superb place to stay in Cuba. The peninsula Ancon is just 15 minutes away from the colonial town of Trinidad. Bonus: you will be far from the greatest mass of tourists in places like Varadero...

Travellers are always complaining about the food in Cuba. In fact, it's excellent. The best place to eat is at someone's home. You will be served excellent and plentiful food - curries, chicken, rice, black beans, fruit, fish... In Trinidad, there are a lot of casas particular (b&bs) in people's homes. You can easily find a place by asking around, or checking the listed casas particular in the Lonely Planet guidebook.If a place you want is booked up, they will be able to recommend somewhere else and will often take you there. This is a pretty cheap alternative to a hotel. Be forewarned, however, that the beds will be uncomfortable. (All beds in Cuba - other than at the resorts - are pretty uncomfortable).

Trinidad, in Cuba that is, is a great little place to catch Cuban life in slow motion... climb up its rooftops for aerial views of lazy life below, check out groups of men whiling away time on street corners over board games, watch older folk sitting along edges of walls smoking cigars, or women weaving handmade stuff and men carting merchandise on horsecarts, browse through small shops selling handicraft knick-knacks, or take one of those cute-looking yellow mini coco-taxis for a ride through the city...eat at the Plaza Mayor (a bit used to tourists but still ok)...see Trinidad's art museum ... and walk on its pebbled slanting streets...