La Güíra Park
Visit this antique manor house, and you’ll never forget its captivating mixture of two cultures coinciding
La Güíra Park
© Guillermo Seijo
The Sierra de Órganos mountain range, 5 kilometers to the west of San Diego de Baños, is located in the center of a splendid protected expanse, and here you’ll find an abandoned and decaying manor house that was once the Hacienda Cortina Ranch, La Güíra Park.
José Manuel Cortina, lawyer and diplomat, built the house in the 1920s. Some areas are still preserved in their initial state.
The house is a strange ensemble due to the blend of European and Asian cultural styles, and the presence of Medieval elements found on its façade.
Some of the decorations were taken down and are now exhibited in the museums of Pinar del Río. Although it was originally conceived blend in to landscape, its strange appearance is what makes it stand out.
Its privileged location in a lush mountain area, carefully selected by the architect, has turned La Güíra into a paradise for birds such as the nightingale and lesser known local birds.
More Information:
Location:
La Güíra Park, next to San Diego de los Baños, Pinar del Río, Cuba.
Interactive map:
Pinar del Río
What to see:
- José Jacinto Milanés Theater
- Matrimonios Palace
- San Rosendo Cathedral
- Fábrica de Bebidas Casa Garay Drinks Factory
- Capitán San Luis Sports Stadium
- Alejandro Robaina Tobacco Plantation
- Guanahacabibes Peninsula National Park
- Viñales National Park
- Viñales
- Prehistory Mural
- Casa del Veguero
- Jardín de la Caridad
- Los Acuáticos
- Indio Cave
- San Miguel Cave
- Santo Tomás Great Cave
- San Diego de los Baños
- La Güíra Park
- Cueva de los Portales Cave
- Puerto Esperanza
Beaches:
Museums:
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