jagua castle

darkangel10

It would have been an excellent visit had it been open! We chose the only day in the month to visit. We were a bit annoyed as we visited the Information Bureau who told us how to get there (by ferry) but forgot to tell us the castle was closed.The ferry ride to the castle was only 1 CUC each and was fun mixing with the Cubans and chatting to them and their familiies

Raroboy

Nicely restored fort with lots of artifacts and history. Interesting to visit. The lady in charge lifted the draw bridge for us because of our interest in its operation. For some reason there is also a model of the Nuclear Power plant built there in 1976.

family4978

The castle is in a nice location, but a bit hard to get to. There is very little tourist interpretation, and there was some construction occurring when we were there.

DaveSpencer32

The food is limited but served well and in good surroundings, it may not be gourmet but will certainly be better than the Jagua hotel restaurant.

AfromN

THe castle is restored the later years and it was interesting to hear the story about the bay and the castle/fort. Nice view to the entrance of the bay.

silviaomega

the fort has some nice little exhibitions going on.....you need to speak spanish though....or take one of the english speaking guides.The spectacular thing we did and made it worth the visit fro sure: we pulled up the bridge and brought it back down! Just ask the lady at the entrance, probably you may have a go also!

Pescadorbill

went there with a Cuban friend from ciefuegos.we got there by bus which was a complete heap.went across the bay by boat which costs 1 cuc each way.there was the annual festival going on when we all got there.recieved a guided ,and nicely informal, tour of the castle which was informative by a young Cuban guide with good English as the couple in our group didn't understand Spanish.i got the opportunity to open and close the only drawbridge in cuba!there are places on the castle side to eat and buy drinks .took a taxi back to punta gorda which was a good choice after a full day there.

992michaelm

We really enjoyed the ferry ride across the channel and the walk up to the castle. It was an interesting slice of history. It is being restored at the present time (I think that is true almost everywhere) things take a little time in cuba. It was interesting to see the old fort and roam around inside it with little to no other tourists around.

Rejse

Makes a good trip if you combine with the beach, but I think a bit of trek just for itself. Amazing views give you a real sense of the importance of this bay in history.We went to the beach by taxi and planned to return by boat to town, to discover it had been out of action for weeks, quite a common occurrence I gather. So we returned by "bus" which was an experience.The village looked interesting to wander round, and there are paladeres for lunch, but we ran out of time.

rafc_12

We stayed at Rancho Luna. There is a bus that takes you to the ferry dock at Pasacaballo. Jagua Castle is nice, not as big as the one in Santiago de Cuba or Havanna, but still nice.

homefreeUsa

Interesting Spanish fort...if it's your first or second one. Museum is OK. Ate homemade lunch on the waterfront while waiting for return ferry & wandered through dirt streets away from town.

Dan_JeanVancouver_BC

The beautiful sunset viewed from the rooftop terrace while listening to a live salsa band. Priceless. Buy the bands cd and bring home the memories

techwill

We had to take a boat over to this castle and the receptionist that worked there gave us a tour and the history; it was amazing to see that this was the only castle in Cuba to still use a drawstring to close and open the castle.

GeorgeE346

Due to a comedy of errors with a cheap watch we had a hard time to make the ferry which is a definate fun part of the trip, the 1CUP charge and the freindliness of the the Cuban people made it a great adventure. The Castillo is under renovation and you can pay to have the tour guide or walk yourself. Again the warm freindly Cuban people made this very much a fun trip.

Tissa010

We went here by ferry from Cienfuegos city centre (Ave 46 and Calle 25) for only 1 CUC. The ferry leaves 3 times a day and was absolutely packed with locals as it is just a form of public transport. It takes about an hour to get to the small village where you can also find the castle. The castle (entrance 1 CUC) itself isn't that interesting, maybe except for the view on the entrance to the bay and the small inner court. And there is nothing much to do in the village, so you'll probably we'll take the ferry back within 1,5 hours.