Two paladares stand out in Trinidad:

Sol y Son - very nice comida criolla, in the courtyard of a Trinidad Colonial residence.

Estela - The best paladare in Trinidad, and the only place we ate at twice in Cuba. Brilliant home cooked style comida criolla, with huge portions in a beautiful setting.

Sol y Son - Bolivar 283 e. Pais y Marti
Estela - Bolivar 557 e. Marquez y Mendoza

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Everyone who's ever been to Cuba will tell you that their Casa was the best. Julio and Rosa run a wonderful, friendly Casa in one of the best-preserved colonial residences in Trinidad. Although it is one of the more expensive in Trinidad, it's worth every centavo.

For those who are so minded, Julio runs photography workshops for guests, and he can also advise on the best places to eat and visit, although the evening Rosa cooked for us beat even the most highly recommended paladare in Trinidad.

Take a bottle of Scotch and some English chocolate with you and you've got a friend for life as well!

Jose Marti (Jesus Maria) 401 e. Claro y Escobar, Trinidad
email: trinidadjulio@yahoo.com
casa.trinidadphoto.com/

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We took a sailing boat out from Ancon Marina, just outside Trinidad, skippered by two of the most friendly locals we met during our stay in Cuba. Noberto and Benito have been operating dive and snorkel charters from Ancon Marina for over ten years, so you are in safe hands with them. The boats are very new and well looked after with room enough for 12 people on each.

A two hour trip takes you out to Cayo Blanco, a tiny island covered in scrub and coral which you will have more or less to yourself – though you will have to share it with the iguanas! The island is uninhabited, though there is an outdoor restaurant. You will get a slap-up lobster, chicken and salad buffet (all food and drink is included in cost of the trip) – generous tips are a must as they don’t get paid much by the government!

After letting your dinner go down with a 30 minute walk around the island, grab your snorkelling gear and swim out to the reef. With a shallow bottom, you can really appreciate the numerous tropical fish species, black coral, sponges, turtles and shellfish. I was followed around by a large barracuda, but managed to shake him off by swimming in close to the beach. There is also a wreck that attracts lots of fish. Noberto will point you in the direction of the best places to snorkel.

We loved this trip so much we booked it again the next day, and having made friends with the skippers, they let us helm the boat and showed us how to put up the sails. A fantastic end to our trip in Cuba – we didn’t want to go home!

Book this trip directly with the tourist information office in Trinidad. Ancon Marina is 12km from Trinidad (15/20 mins by taxi/car). Ancon Marina also offers mooring services, deep-sea fishing, and access to some 30 diving and snorkelling sites.

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Trinidad is a well preserved colonial town, with much to do around. We went on a local tour (can't remember contact - sorry!) on horseback into the forest; to a waterfall. We then swam in the waterfall's plunge pool, which was amazing.

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