Cuba's second largest city, Santiago de Cuba, is the most “Caribbean” of the island’s cities. Carnivals are synonymous with Cuba, offering some of the best in the world. The people are always happy and when there is a festival, there is no better place to be than here. Picture perfect scenery just like on a post-card and white sandy beaches stretch for an age. The beach backs onto the lovely warm blue Caribbean Sea. Historically, this place has had many heroes and in 1985 was named “City of Heroes”. One instance is when Fidel Castro proclaimed the victory of the Cuban Revolution from a balcony on Santiago de Cuba's city hall. Shopping centres, local restaurants, bars and clubs all in abundance and so there is something for everyone to do to keep them busy from when they rise to when they sleep. Hotels offer a range of top notch resorts to budget friendly hotels by the beach or in the city centre.