Pinar del Río is the capital of the province with the same name and is located 162 km from Havana . The city, formed in 1774 by the captain of the Spanish army, became one of the last settlements in Cuba, founded by the Spaniards . In 1896 Captain Antonio Maceo brought to Pinar del Río a second war for independence in an attempt to divide the island into two parts, resulting in the city being given a boost to development . After the 1959 revolution, the economic state of Pinar del Río improved, facilitated by the construction of the national highway from Havana and flowering t in the 1980s . Today Pinar del Río is located in the main tobacco growing area and is the center of the cigar industry .
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How to get to Pinar del Río
From Pinar railway station -Di-Río daily trains to Havana (7.5 convertible Cuban pesos (CUC), 30 min, departure at 8:45), and also to Guan (2 CUC, 2 h, departure at 7:18 and at 18:30) with a stop in Sabalo
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By bus
Víazul buses run daily from Pinar del Rio to Viñales (cost 6 CUC, departure time 11:30 and 16:30) and to Havana (11 CUC, 8:50 and 14:50). At 7:30 in Pinar del Rio, the buses stopping at Maria-la-Gorda (María la Gorda) stop at 18:30, following the way back. Buses to Havana following Soroa stop at Pinar del Rio at 8:30 am
By boat
To get to Cayo Levisa, take the bus to Bahía Honda via Viñales . You need to get off at Mirian, 4 km from Palma Rubia, where boats leave for the island, but you'll have to spend the night at the station.
The fare is indicated in May 2011.
Climate
Cloudy, thunderstorms + 26 ° C in the afternoon + 24 ° C at night ° C water |
Cloudy, light rain + 25 ° C in the afternoon + 23 ° With the night ° C water |
Clear + 25 ° C in the afternoon +23 ° C at night ° C water |
| Progn oz of weather in Pinar del Rio for 10 days | ||
Transportation
Rent-a-car offices Micar, Transtur and Havanautos are located in several hotels of Pinar del Rio and offer a decent choice of cars. And in Transtur you can also moped and rent for 24 CUC per day
Bicycle taxi around the city will cost 5 pes
Cuisine
Restaurant Paladar El Mesón on Martí Este No 205 specializes in Caribbean dishes. Seafood is prepared in the Paladar Nuestra Casa restaurant at Colón Sur No 161, where they serve "filete Canciller", a fish stuffed with ham and cheese. And in the center of the city, on Martí Este No 52, there is another seafood restaurant - El Marino
Fun, excursions and attractions Pinar del Rio
In Pinar del Rio, visit the tobacco factory of Francisco Donatien (Fábrica de Tabacos Francisco Donatien), whose building until 1961 served as a prison, or go on a tour of the factory Fábrica de Bebidas Casa Garay, where a secret recipe makes brandy from guava. The factory is located at Isabel Rubio Sur No 189, the entrance fee is 1 CUC, the schedule is from 9:00 to 15:30 on weekdays and from 9:00 to 12:30 on Saturdays.
A stone's throw from the tobacco factory on Plaza de la Independencia is the best in Pinar del Río art gallery with a collection of works by local artists. The gallery is open from 8:00 to 21:00 from Monday to Saturday.
The Museum of Natural Sciences Museo de Ciencias Naturales Sandalio de Noda is housed in a Moorish mansion built in the Neo-Gothic style by the local physician and traveler Francisco Guasch. In the museum you can see everything from a tyrannosaur to a stuffed giraffe. The entrance fee is 1 CUC, the museum is open from 9:00 to 18:00 from Monday to Saturday and from 9:00 to 13:00 on Sundays
And in the historical museum of Museo Provincial de Historia collections of objects from pre-Columbian times to our days.
Surroundings Pinar del Rio
30 km north of the town in the Sierra de los Organos is valley Vinales (Valle de Viñales) , is notable for the so-called "Mogote" - steep hills with flat peaks reaching 400 m, which are already over 160 million years old . In the surrounding mountains there are many caves - the cave of an Indian (Cueva del Indio), José Miguel (Cueva de José Miguel) and Santo Tomas (Cueva de Santo Tomas), which is considered one of the largest in Latin America . In the valley is situated the camp of fugitive slaves Palenque de los Simarrones Botanical garden Casa de Caridad (Casa de Caridad), and not far from Valle de Viñales is a giant "prehistoric mural» (Mural de la Prehistoria) artist Leovihildo Gonzales with people and animals depicted on the slope of a cliff 120 meters high .
From Pinar del Rio, you can take a tour of the town of Soroa, whose natural landscape has to ride on mountain bikes and climbing . The town is the river Manantyales (Manantiales) and baths are unique, so-called "pools of love» - Poza del Amor . This region is the natural habitat of the world's smallest frog . Here lives about 80 species of birds, many of which are endemic, particularly, Tocororo, which is considered Cuba's national bird . The Soroa orchid garden have Orquideario de Soroa, where there are more than hundreds of varieties of these flowers . orchid garden is located in the mountains of Sierra del Rosario and is a biosphere reserve . On a high hill in Soroa is located the "Cloud Palace" Castillo Las Nubes, built in 1867 by . Andalusian Don Pedro . Since 1967 . in the palace there is a restaurant open for visitors from 8:00 to 16:00 .
And in the community of Las Terrazas, UNESCO's first ecological reserve Cuba, the ruins of the French coffee plantation of the 19th century have survived.
Diving in Pinar del Río
Cayo-Levis Island, part of the rhipelaga Los Colorados, located on the northwest coast of Cuba and is considered to be a popular destination for diving. The island is surrounded by huge coral formations, where jellyfish, parrot fish, algae live, and also there are sea wolves, Cuban carp and some crustaceans. One of the best dive sites here is La Corona de San Carlos
In the westernmost point of Cuba - Maria la Gorda, on the Guanahacabibes peninsula is an international diving center. Since this place is historically connected with pirates, ancient anchors and ship cannons are found everywhere in this area. Here there are black corals, among the inhabitants caught barracuda, sea attorneys.
Events From April to October are baseball games, and the team of Pinar del Rio in the stadium Captain San Luis (Estadio Capitán San Luis) is considered the best in the country.