Hotels in Bayamo

Bayamo, the capital of Granma province (a province in the Eastern part of Cuba in the South Coast that owes its name to the Yacht Granma), is located in the center of the territory. The city of Bayamo was the second town founded by Diego Velazquez in 1513 and has a brave history of clashes to the severity of the nature, to the attacks of corsairs and pirates and to the acts of injustice of Spain.

Bayamo was the hometown of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Perucho Figueredo (the writer of the national anthem) and many other notable patriots.

In 1868, the people who lived there prefered to burn the city and leave to the scrubland when they were threatened to occupy the city by the Spaniards. For all these heroic acts, Bayamo was declared National Monument by the government of Cuba.

One deeply rooted tradition in Bayamo is drawn by horses. The carriages are very popular in Bayamo. Many inhabitants and tourists take those carriages drawn by horses everyday, beacuse this is really a very important tradition in the city.