The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca is a fortress on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. About 6 miles southwest of the city centre, it …
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Jul 12, 2024
This was a great place to visit from the center of Santiago. obviously you have to discuss a price with the taxi to get you out there, but it was well worth it foreigners as usual pay more to get in.…Full review by markigscott
Sep 2, 2022
Visiting the Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca del Morro was one of the main reasons we made the long trek across to eastern cuba and we were very excited to visit it. We came on Sunday the 28th of A…Full review by RowanH336
Apr 22, 2022
This is very important part of the history of Santiago de Cuba tand the whole Cuba. Old fortress was used by Spanish occupiers to defend from American attacks. Full review by NenaM128
interesting place. would like to know how can i go there from Santiago airport? seem that not far. any bus to there? and any bus back to town? pls tell.
Would you recommend making that extra journey from Trinidad to S/Cuba with the added expense of flying back to Havanna or should we make the most of the other interesting sites and sounds of west and central Cuba as we only have two weeks ??
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Yes home of the revolution and super famous music clubs, breath taking views. Very different from Trinidad and the west. If you will return soon to Cuba stay in the west and "top end" …
Yes home of the revolution and super famous music clubs, breath taking views. Very different from Trinidad and the west. If you will return soon to Cuba stay in the west and "top end" but the bottom is wonderfully different again and Baracoa is worth time as well. Such rich diversity throughout the island, I loved it and would be back in a heart beat, just a long trip for me.
Yes, there is a small fee, although you can walk all around the outside of the castle and get some beautiful views without going in. I advise paying ($3-4?) the small fee to tour the inside …
Yes, there is a small fee, although you can walk all around the outside of the castle and get some beautiful views without going in. I advise paying ($3-4?) the small fee to tour the inside and help support the Cuban effort to maintain the castle.
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