The Valle de Viñales is surrounded by the Cordillera de Guaniguanico mountains. The towering limestone mogotes are the remains of a plateau that was once entirely below sea level.

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Valle de Viñales

Embellished by soaring pine trees and bulbous limestone cliffs that teeter like top-heavy haystacks above placid tobacco plantations, Parque Nacional Viñales is one of Cuba's most magnificent natural settings. Wedged spectacularly into the Sierra de los Órganos mountain range, this 11km-by-5km valley was recognized as a national monument in 1979, with Unesco World Heritage status following in 1999 for its dramatic steep-sided limestone outcrops (known as mogotes), coupled with the vernacular architecture of its traditional farms and villages.

Attractions

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  • Los Aquáticos

    Los Aquáticos

    Valle de Viñales

    A kilometer beyond the turnoff to Dos Hermanas and the Mural de la Prehistoria, a dirt road twists up to the mountain community of Los Aquáticos, founded…

  • Gran Caverna de Santo Tomás

    Gran Caverna de Santo Tomás

    Valle de Viñales

    Welcome to Cuba’s largest cave system and the second largest on the American continent. There are over 46km of galleries on eight levels, with a 1km…

  • Mural de la Prehistoria

    Mural de la Prehistoria

    Valle de Viñales

    A 120m-long painting, 4km west of Viñales village on the side of Mogote Pita. Leovigildo González Morillo, a follower of Mexican artist Diego Rivera,…

  • Proyecto Raíces

    Proyecto Raíces

    Valle de Viñales

    Immersed in the foothills of Viñales' mogotes (limestone monoliths) lies a bucolic manifestation of all that is best about this region given unique form…

  • Finca Agroecológica El Olivo

    Finca Agroecológica El Olivo

    Viñales

    Go directly to the source. Viñales' celebrated farm-to-table restaurant, Olivo, gets most of its ingredients from this farm in nearby Valle del Silencio…

  • Cueva del Indio

    Cueva del Indio

    Valle de Viñales

    In a pretty nook 5.5km north of Viñales village, this cave is very popular with tourists. An ancient indigenous dwelling, the cave was rediscovered in…

  • Finca Raúl Reyes

    Finca Raúl Reyes

    Viñales

    Finca Raúl Reyes, 1km north of the town center, is a tobacco plantation where you can enjoy fruit, coffee, puros (cigars) and a dose of throat-warming rum…

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