Take a cruise around Havana in a ‘58 Thunderbird convertible, and put on your headphones to continue your virtual tour here.
Take a 360-degree dive inside a flamenco class at the Escuela Nacional de Ballet in Havana with world-renowned dancer Irene Rodriguez.
Visit the farm of Hector Luis Prieto is a third-generation veguero, or tobacco farmer, in Vuelta Abajo in the Cuban province of Pinar del Rió, where some of the finest Cuban tobacco is grown. And, learn more about what makes Cuban cigars unique.
Walking the streets of Havana means hearing live music on every corner. Among the city’s many bands are Trio Alpha, filmed here at Plaza de Armas.
Experience sunset over Havana from across harbor at the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, one of the largest forts built by Spain in the New World.
Plaza Vieja is a quintessential example of the transformation Habana Vieja has gone through in recent decades, in large part to attract more foreign tourists and foreign investment to Cuba.
Watch extended, web exclusive footage of Roberto Fonseca performing Asere Monina Bonco at the rooftop piano bar at La Guarida.
Geoffrey Baer takes a brief tour of Havana architecture with Cuban restoration architect Daniel de la Regata, and learns about the challenges he and his colleagues face.
Restoration architect Daniel de la Regata and Geoffrey Baer tour some of Havana’s meticulously preserved structures and visit a craft school where students are learning the restoration trade.
Geoffrey Baer visits a repair and restoration shop on a side street in Havana, and comes across a model that stirs up old memories. Read more about Cuba’s classic cars here.
American author Ernest Hemingway lived in Cuba longer than any other place in his life. Today, he is remembered there proudly as a native son. Geoffrey Baer visits some of Hemingway’s haunts, including the house where he lived for more than twenty years and wrote The Old Man and the Sea.
Flamenco dancer Irene Rodriguez explains why dance is at the heart of Cuban culture, and treats Geoffrey Baer to a live performance at Cuba’s Escuela Nacional de Ballet.
At an old sugar plantation outside of Havana, jazz musician Roberto Fonseca introduces Geoffrey Baer to his musical and spiritual roots.
Geoffrey Baer visits the residence of American Chargé d’Affaires Jeffrey DeLaurentis to discuss the long history of Cuba and U.S. relations. Find a more extensive history of the relationship between the two countries here.
