| Located in the center of the island, 9 kilometers from | | | | create an environment that invites you to stroll |
| the Caibarién harbor and approximately 50 | | | | around the arteries of the centenary metropolis. |
| kilometers from Santa Clara, Remedios is a National | | | | The city is not equipped for tourism. The Mascotte |
| Monument, rich in history and cultural traditions. | | | | hotel or the "casas particulares" are highly |
| Although the Village of San Juan de los Remedios | | | | recommended to those willing to stay more than a |
| was founded in 1578, the 8th village founded by the | | | | day in the town. With only 10 standard rooms, the |
| Spanish colonists, there are documents testifying that | | | | Mascotte Hotel turns out to be charming and |
| the first houses of the village were settled by 1515. | | | | comfortable, elegant and sober at the same time, |
| By the beginning of the Colonial period Remedios was | | | | and it's an excellent venue for enjoying the |
| a victim of attacks from pirates and buccaneers, and | | | | celebrations of the Parrandas de Remedios for its |
| as a result the town decided to move away from | | | | wonderful vantage points over the Plaza Mayor. |
| the coast more than once. | | | | However, the biggest treasures of this city are its |
| It's a small city, with excellent buildings, beautiful | | | | Parrandas that take place every December 24th. It's |
| promenades, lively parks, schools and monuments. | | | | a friendly competition being held between the |
| During the last decades it has undergone significant | | | | neighborhoods of San Salvador and El Carmen. They |
| social and cultural development thanks to, amongst | | | | start with the lighting of the "trabajos de plaza" |
| other things its proximity to Cayo Santa María (a | | | | (creative works done over the course of the year |
| major Cuban beach resort) and the publicity it has | | | | by the locals), traditional music, and an "artillery" of |
| received for its famous "Parrandas" (a unique | | | | fireworks. The opposite contestant responds the |
| Christmas festivity in Cuba). | | | | same way, and so on and so forth, each quarter |
| Remedios is the only town in the country with two | | | | presenting its own material, until late in the night, |
| churches: that of Nuestra Señora del Buen Viaje, | | | | when the admirable floats appear, whose designs and |
| and the Parroquial Mayor de San Juan Bautista. The | | | | building have been kept in secret the whole year. |
| latter holds an enormous gold-plated altar and an | | | | If you cannot make it on December 24th, the city |
| admirable sculpture representing the Blessed Virgin | | | | has prepared an ethnographic museum of the |
| inside a display cabinet. She is pregnant, and it's been | | | | Parrandas, housed in a 20th-century building featuring |
| said that this is the only one in the world where she | | | | the mementoes of all celebrations and preserving the |
| is represented like that. | | | | heritage by means of photos, documents, models, |
| The city is also characterized for its irregular streets, | | | | costumes, musical instruments, and handcrafted |
| with big eaves protecting the walkers from the | | | | pieces related to these festivities. |
| intensity of the sun rays, and at the same time they | | | | |