Casa de Diego Velazquez

It was a neat place to see the different period furniture, the different makers of the furniture as the periods change. I would suggest to give your self a good two hours being there. Even though it is a small house, I could have spend three hours checking out the futures the furniture had. Very clean about 2cuc for the entry, 5cuc to take photos, the Cuban ladies know more French then English if you want play by play information. I would brush up on the Spanish.

It's a beautiful house, considered to be one of the oldest in Santiago. The only downside is that as a Westerner you might get chased down by staff in every room who all want to give you "tours" (which could be better described as a rushed run-through the room, listing which country the pieces of furniture are from) for extra money. It's hard to properly see/enjoy the exhibits and you might end up feeling harassed (same as on the street). I understand that everyone needs money and that travellers are seen as cash machines on legs, but sometimes you just want to rest from it all and just enjoy the country and its history...and this won't be the place to do it in peace.

The experience was fast as the lightning, no customer service at all. It costs 6 CUP to Cubans, while 100 CUP to foreigners. No one will guide you there, they are just sitting in their corners doing nothing. What is considered to be the oldest house in all America, has many repairs with new ceiling wood and windows. The overall experience is satisfying, just that.

This is the oldest house in Cuba and one of the oldest in America continent. You will be able to see how the Arabian styles where imported to America and Cuba through the conquers. There are also ruins of an ancient gold oven that were used to create gold ingots.

Nice museum and worth your time and money. Ask someone to give you info about this place because it has some secretes. Next to stairs on second floor you'll find an old table. Pull 2 block's which are looked like a book and you'll find a secret box:)

Nice history museum

Très belle demeure des plus anciennes de la ville. La maison transformée en musée permet de connaître le l'histoire et le quotidien de Diego Velasquez. On y découvre les différentes périodes du vécu par les ameublements, déco et architecture.

Wer in Santiago de Cuba ist, muss unbedingt die Casa de Diego Velazquez besuchen. Das Gebäude gehört zu den ältesten Gebäuden in Lateinamerika. Es wurde ca. 1516 erbaut. Es gibt vieles aus dem Privatbesitz des ersten spanischen Gouverneur Kubas zu sehen. Die Führung ist auch etwas für Kinder und in einem wirklich sehr guten Deutsch.