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| Varadero - Golf club |
Varadero is located on the northernmost part of the island of Cuba and is a wide strip of fine white sandy beach that runs along the narrow Hicacos Peninsula for 22 Km (over 13.5 miles). This world-famous resort is 130 kilometers east of Havana.
Varadero began to be developed as a summer vacation resort in the 1940s, but it was not until the last ten years that hotels and facilities were added and upgraded.
Varadero main attraction has always been its marvelous beach, but you can also explore its caves and virgin keys in north-eastern end of the peninsula and Varadero also has good conditions for scuba diving, deep-sea fishing, yachting and other water sports.
Varadero's seabed is home to more than 40 kinds of corals, hundreds of species of fish, lobsters, shrimps, crabs and turtles, and more than 70 kinds of mollusks. The main diving site in Varadero is known as Hoyo Azul Ojo del Mégano, a huge 70-meter-wide cave that is famous for its underwater walls, coral reefs and schools of multicolored fish.
For Golfers, The Varadero Golf Club, designed by architect Les Furber, chairman of the Canadian company Golf Design Services is located in Peñas de San Bernardino. The golf course combines different styles, including classical, with broad streets limited by trees, and wide and unprotected greens.
Next to the Varadero Golf Course is the Club House, where players meet after a golf session in The Xanadu Mansion, designed by architects Cavarrocas and Govantes in 1927.
Matanzas and Cárdenas cities are located near Varadero where small town Cuban life can be explored.