Frommer's^® Cuba: With the Best Beaches & Nightlife , 1st Edition

by Eliot Greenspan; Neil E. Schlecht

• ISBN13: 9780764566271
• ISBN10: 076456627X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Frommers

Summary

You2ll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer2s. It2s like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go-they2ve done the legwork for you, and they2re not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer2s Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You2d be lost without us! Frommer2s Cuba, 1st Edition is an all-new guide with frank information for American travelers, covering: The charms of Havana-Spanish colonial architecture, sizzling nightlife, and more Cuba2s sugar-white beaches, including Varadero, the largest resort in the Caribbean The best shopping bargains, with tips on where to find the world2s finest cigars and rum Favorite Cuban festivals and events, including Santiago2s Carnaval and the international jazz and film festivals And much more...

Author Biography

Eliot Greenspan is a poet, journalist, and travel writer who took his backpack and typewriter the length of Mesoamerica before settling in Costa Rica in 1992. Since then, he has worked steadily for the Tico Times and other local media, and continued his travels in the region. He is also the author of Frommer's Costa Rica, as well as the chapter on Venezuela in Frommer's South America.

Table of Contents

List of Maps.

1. The Best of Cuba (Eliot Greenspan & Neil E. Schlecht).

2. Planning Your Trip To Cuba (Eliot Greenspan).

3. Havana (Eliot Greenspan).

4. Vinales & Western Cuba (Eliot Greenspan).

5. Varadero & Matanzas Province (Eliot Greenspan).

6. Trinidad & Central Cuba (Eliot Greenspan & Neil E. Schlecht).

7. Camaguey & the Northeastern Coast (Neil E. Schlecht).

8. El Oriente (Neil E. Schlecht).

9. Santiago de Cuba (Neil E. Schlecht).

Appendix A: Cuba in Depth (Neil E. Schlecht).

Appendix B: Useful Spanish Terms & Phrases.

Index.