This two-in-one hotel is an amalgamation of two resorts, though its presentation is a bit stale. There's nearly 500 large rooms featuring a few extras such as coffee machines. Its main advantages over Guardalavaca are the superior food at the on-site French and Italian restaurants and the truly sublime beach, with beach toys included in the price.
Sol Río Luna y Mares Resort
Holguín Province
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
29.22 MILES
At the northern end of Maceo, a stairway built in 1950 ascends 465 steps to top a hill (275m) with panoramic views, a restaurant and a 24-hour bar. It's a…
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24.89 MILES
A lovely little beach 17km northwest of Gibara, this stretch of white sand and azure sea is a favorite of Holguín vacationers. The town is ramshackle,…
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29.31 MILES
Now a national monument, the building on the northern side of Parque Calixto García was constructed between 1860 and 1868 and was used as a Spanish army…
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14.15 MILES
This museum's small but rich collection of indigenous artifacts is one of the best on the island. Don't miss the tiny golden fertility idol unearthed near…
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21.13 MILES
One day in the not-too-distant future (after it's been Cancun-ized), we'll all wax nostalgic about this precious strip of sand situated 13km east of Banes…
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4.16 MILES
This archaeological-site-based museum protects the remains of an excavated indigenous village and cemetery, including the well-preserved remains of 62…
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29.3 MILES
Dazzling white and characterized by its twin domed towers, the Catedral de San Isidoro, one of the town’s original constructions, dates from 1720. Added…
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29.38 MILES
In the southwestern corner of Parque Calixto García is this bright gallery, Holguín's best. It shares space with Biblioteca Alex Urquiola.
Nearby Holguín Province attractions
2.2 MILES
Located just off the link road that joins Playa Turquesa with the other Pesquero resorts, this protected park in Parque Natural Cristóbal Colón offers the…
4.16 MILES
This archaeological-site-based museum protects the remains of an excavated indigenous village and cemetery, including the well-preserved remains of 62…
4.16 MILES
The reconstructed Aldea Taína features life-size models of traditional dwellings and inhabitants in a replicated indigenous village with limited…
4. Parque Nacional Monumento Bariay
10.22 MILES
Ten kilometers west of Playa Pesquero and 3km west of Villa Don Lino is Playa Blanca. Columbus landed somewhere near here in 1492. The meeting of two…
5. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad
14.1 MILES
On October 12, 1948, Fidel Castro Ruz and Birta Díaz Balart were married in this unusual art deco church in the center of Banes. After their divorce in…
14.15 MILES
This museum's small but rich collection of indigenous artifacts is one of the best on the island. Don't miss the tiny golden fertility idol unearthed near…
14.4 MILES
Railway enthusiasts shouldn't miss this old steamer built at the HK Porter Locomotive Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1888, now on display 400m east…
14.83 MILES
Across the bay from Gibara, this small sandy beach begs for bathers. From the Gibara dock, take a local lancha (open boat ferry; CUC$2) across Bahía de…