Unmapped Gems
CityBest November – April

Matanzas

A city of rivers and bridges between Havana and Varadero, where a small press still makes its books by hand.

Most people see Matanzas from a bus window on the way to the beaches at Varadero. The old city, built where two rivers meet the bay, has a long literary reputation and a quieter centre than anywhere this close to Havana.

Matanzas, Cuba
Photo: Jerome Ryan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons