Journey with NovelaCuba:

Meet Thomas / Casa La Reserva

You can book your stay at Casa La Reserva with NovelaCuba. At whose house?Thomas Verwarcht. Thomas is a Belgian architect. Where?In the Vedado. And how?Thomas welcomes you to his dream house as an architect. The spirit of the houseIf Casa La Reserva were a person… for Thomas “it would be an old lady who has […]

National Ballet of Cuba: An Unthinkable Dream in the Caribbean

A big dream come true: the creation of a classical ballet company on a small Caribbean island is celebrated every year on October 28th. The calendar travels backwards, it stops on this day of the tenth month of the year 1948… and the memory emerges: Alicia, Fernando and Alberto Alonso, the trilogy of the convinced […]

7 Reasons to Rent a Car in Cuba

Renting a car in Cuba does not work the same way as anywhere else in the world. Here are our tips to take the road with peace of mind! Because Cuba is first and foremost a huge favorite, at Novela Cuba we wanted to save you time thanks to our experience in the field and […]

Cuba at the casa particular - discover the casas particulares

How to recognize a casa particular? A casa particular is accommodation in a private house or in the home of the local people. The activity of casas particulares requires a license that is indicated for each accommodation by a blue logo. When the logo is red, it means that the license only allows the house […]

A Cultural Journey: Exploring the heart of Cuba >

Miriam Ramos

Miriam Ramos is a singer, composer, guitarist, announcer and actress who began her career in the Polyphonic Choir of Havana, conducted by Serafín Pro. Accompanied by the master Frank Emilio Flyn, she made her debut as a soloist in the Museum of Fine Arts on May, 1964. Since that moment she is considered a defender […]

Contemporary Dance of Cuba (DCC): A Swarm of Creativity

Contemporary Dance of Cuba is a group founded on September, 1959 by the master Ramiro Guerra. He organized the dancers since the very beginning of the Modern Dance Department of the National Theater of Cuba to form a new company. It was an attempt to establish, definitively, the aesthetic of a new dance assimilated by […]

Spanish Ballet of Cuba, a Dialogue with the Roots

The Spanish Ballet of Cuba was founded toward 1987 by the prima ballerina assoluta and director of the National Ballet of Cuba, Alicia Alonso. At the beginning, it was baptized as Group of Spanish Dances of the Great Theater of Havana, later on the name would change to Spanish Ballet of Havana, and then, it […]

A Journey of Hospitality: the Lives of B&B Owners >

Casa del Puerto - Owner interview

You can book your stay at Casa del Puerto with NovelaCuba. At whose house?Jean-Philippe Fletgen. Where?Next to Havana harbour, in Old Havana.The house is located 2 minutes from Havana Bay, 5 minutes from the Plaza Vieja near the San José artisanal market and the Alameda de Paula, which was the first maritime passage of the […]

Casa Viceversa - Owner interview

Who will host you?Tania and Cesar. Tania is from Switzerland and Cesar is Cuban. Where is it? In Vedado, Havana. How is the reception? Tania and Cesar welcome the guests in their home, where they live with their two daughters. The soul of the house If this house were a person…. It would be like […]

Meet Luis Enrique Pérez Rivero & Kenia / Casa Colonial la Paloma

At whose house?Luis Enrique Perez Rivero and Kenia. Where?The house was built in 1875, in front of the central square José Martí, where the first telephone centre of the city was established. Favourite placeThe living room, as it has large windows overlooking the square and letting in the breeze. Special featuresIf we had to give […]

Journey off the Beaten Path: Cuba by Car >

7 Reasons to Rent a Car in Cuba

Renting a car in Cuba does not work the same way as anywhere else in the world. Here are our tips to take the road with peace of mind! Because Cuba is first and foremost a huge favorite, at Novela Cuba we wanted to save you time thanks to our experience in the field and […]

Car rental Cuba 5 exceptional routes

Taste a wind of freedom! That’s the invitation we give you at Novela Cuba. We have traveled for you the most beautiful roads of the island. Here are our favorites. Whether you are looking for a 15-day Cuba autotour, a Cuba autotour review, a Cuba autotour review or a Cuba autotour trip, find all our […]

Rent a car in Cuba

Renting a car in Cuba does not work the same way as elsewhere in the world. Here are our tips to travel with peace of mind! How to make the right choice? Which Cuban car rental company to choose? First specificity: do not expect to find in Cuba the usual international car rental companies (Avis, […]


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Car rental Cuba 5 exceptional routes

Taste a wind of freedom! That’s the invitation we give you at Novela Cuba. We have traveled for you the most beautiful roads of the island. Here are our favorites. Whether you are looking for a 15-day Cuba autotour, a Cuba autotour review, a Cuba autotour review or a Cuba autotour trip, find all our […]

Car rental Cuba with driver

Cuba is one of those rare destinations where it is possible to rent a car with a driver. An old-fashioned luxury that flirts with the nostalgia of old American cars and the change of scenery of a certain Latino elsewhere. Let Novela Cuba take the wheel for you! Car rental with driver in Cuba Let’s […]

7 Reasons to Rent a Car in Cuba

Renting a car in Cuba does not work the same way as anywhere else in the world. Here are our tips to take the road with peace of mind! Because Cuba is first and foremost a huge favorite, at Novela Cuba we wanted to save you time thanks to our experience in the field and […]

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