✓✓Church in Varadero Cuba - Iglesia Santa Elvira✓✓
Varadero, Cuba is a narrow peninsula on the Atlantic side of the largest Caribbean island. While it's most well known for being one of Cuba's most popular resort areas/top places to party ( & it certainly lives up to that reputation!) there are also some beautiful local beaches and historic areas beyond the souvenir strip. I was particularly fond of this church that I stumbled across even though I humiliated myself no less than three times in the roughly ten minutes I spent there.
I ended up at this church because I was on a great quest for a Spanish Bible from a communist country! I had a friend who did not want a souvenir in the first place and when I eventually berated him into choosing something, that’s what he requested, providing much appreciated inspiration for yet another Adventure!
There was no service taking place when I visited but the priest was there and he was very kind even though I was a wildly unprepared and an (unintentionally) obnoxious tourist in several ways. For starters, I was quite scantily clad, not having considered that I might have to go into a church to find a Spanish Bible. I had also not learned how to ask for a Bible in Spanish (another point which I should have considered) so I was just saying “la Biblia?” “Can I buy la Biblia?” and other such variations…since, clearly, the only thing I knew how to say was “La Biblia!”
Fortunately the priest spoke English and had a Bible that he was willing to give me. However, I continued to embarrass myself. He gave me The Book and would not take any money for it even when I offered to donate. He simply kept saying “No no, for you, free.” in a very Fatherly tone. (Perhaps he saw my short-shorts and my bewilderment and realized I could use some religion). I was thankful for his generosity and told him so, and then he went to shake my hand…I thought he was trying to hug me, realized too late, and then had to see the hug through. Picture a lanky, sort-of-tall (taller than him) woman half-forcing a very awkward hug on a sweet old priest in that over-arm, outstretched hand squished between torsos way that these things tend to happen in…
OK so maybe you thought I was done with the social faux-pas. Nope! I’m not Catholic and I’m not familiar with all the rules. I’m also very curious and if I see a door open, I’m probably going to walk through it. After I had filmed the rest of the church I went behind the altar (no one was there to tell me not to) and there was an open door just to the right. I almost made it inside but just as I went to cross the threshold the lovely priest ran out waving his arm and saying “No no no! That is the private part!”. I later learned that I had tried to go into the Tabernacle which is a holy place as well as a swear word in Quebec!
Awesome Church Varadero Cuba Santa Elvira . Part 6 of 38
September 2016
Nice day, it's about 35 celcius taking a walk on the streets of Varadero Cuba and this little cute Church Santa Elvira, all stone building, IT is just a very unique and beautiful church, :( the doors were locked.
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Varadero Travel Guide - Cuba Unforgettable Adventure
Varadero Travel Guide - Cuba Unforgettable Adventure
Varadero is a relatively exclusive part of Cuba, abundant with private hotels, gorgeous beaches and the country's only full golf course. The fantastic beaches with clear turquoise warm water makes this an island lovers paradise. Many visitors do not stray far from their package tour hotel. Depending on how close to the town of Varadero your hotel is located, many opportunities to explore either on foot or with a vehicle are present. Visitors staying at Varadero beach hotels (pretty much from the Internacional Hotel or past) end up walking the beach. Any trip to town will require a ride. Those staying in Varadero town have many options on foot.
There is a double-decker open-on-top bus that runs on a regular schedule from the tip of the peninsula (up by the Blau Marina Hotel and Princessa del Mar) all the way into the town of Varadero, with stops at the International Centre (shopping mall with about 100 stores, and restaurants), the open-air marketplace, and most major hotels. Look for the blue sign-posts to indicate stops, routing, and schedules. 5cuc gets you a day pass that you can use as much as you want goes along the whole peninsula. Watch out for the palm tree branches when sitting on the open top, the branches may whack you in the head.
Beach Vendors are abundant on the beaches bracketing the resorts. Their carts are built up from a bicycle with many shelves and hooks to display their wares while easily rolling along the beach. Haggling is not as common in Cuba as it is in the Dominican but it can be done.
Many packages are all-inclusive at major resorts, especially those further up the peninsula. These cater primarily to North American tourists, who make up the bulk of visitors. Some of them do offer room/hotel packages (EP, or European Plan), but they are becoming harder to find. Most hotels past the golf course are all-inclusive by circumstance, as there are few nearby restaurants. There is a very good restaurant at the Marina, and several at the International Shopping Centre. The clubhouse at the Varadero Golf Course (this was the old Dupont Mansion) has an extensive menu and a lovely setting overlooking the ocean on one side, the golf course on the other.
In the town of Varadero, there is everything from open-air marketplace-type food stalls to the local version of fast food. In town you can find: Pollo Loco (pronounced Po-Yo Lo-Ko, or crazy chickens), hamburguesas con queso (cheeseburgers), sandwiches (surprisingly, pressed Cuban sandwiches are hard to find), and the odd pizza joint. There are also a few restaurants serving sit-down dinners and lunches. Chicken, pork and fish are the most frequent items, but beef is not hard to find. Menus are usually posted outside.
Varadero has by far the biggest diversity of hotels in Cuba, you will find whole range of accommodation from little hotels to well known international chains like Melia, Sandals, Iberostar or the local Cubanacan. Cubans can be found staying in Hotels of the Islazul or Horizontes brand. These hotels can be quite spartan if affordable. The experience may well be worth the inconvenience, although mingling is officially discouraged. The horseshoe shaped Hotel Islazul Herradura is a fine example.
A lot to see in Varadero such as :
Hicacos Peninsula
Josone Park
Delfinario
Playa Caleta
Varadero Golf Club
Ambrosio Cave
Varahicacos Ecological Reserve
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Iglesia Santa Elvira
Cayo Libertad
Museo Municipal Varadero
Playa Varadero
Delfinarium
Delfinario
Old Tower, Varadero, Cuba
Parque de Las 8000 Taquillas
DuPont Water Castle
Cayo Piedras del Norte
Cayo Buba
Playa Larga
Cayo Romero
Varadero receives more than 1 million tourists annually. Varadero is primarily visited by European and Canadian tourists. The number of U.S. tourists visiting Varadero, although increasing, has been limited because of the U.S. government restrictions. In addition to its most valued resource, the beach, Varadero has natural attractions such as caves and a chain of easily accessed virgin cays. There are also cultural, historical and environmental attractions in the vicinity, such as the cities of Matanzas and Cárdenas, the Zapata Peninsula and the resort of San Miguel de los Baños. Varadero, which is a free port, also possesses facilities for scuba diving, deep-sea fishing, yachting and other water sports.
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Despite being baptised as a Roman Catholic, Fidel Castro became a persecutor of the Church after seizing power in Cuba in 1959.
Castro believed that the Catholic church was conspiring against his vision of an officially atheist state.
Under his communist rule schools were closed, priests exiled and organised religion driven underground – forcing many to hold masses in converted garages.
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