Palacio de Valle Cienfuegos

... from the 1920's, one was now a resort whilst the other was a hotel. They were nice, but even better was another villa, the Palacio de Valle. It was built by a Spaniard from Asturias and he had built it in a Moorish way. It was very Islamic, but there ...

... the shade, children squeal in the street with scrawny dogs. We opted for a drink on the rooftop terrace of the Palacio de Valle, a magnificent Moroccan folly built in the 1930s. During another power cut we rented a car in Cienfuegos. We drove to ...

... boulevards and exotic buildings - so very different to the other towns we have visited.  We stopped at the Palacio de Valle - such opulence for Cuba - so very grand and beautiful.  We had a drink in the rooftop cafe then walked through the ...

... of each other under the Arco de Triunfo, dedicated to Cuban independence.   We then drove down Punta Gorda to Moorish-style Palacio de Valle, full of tiles and turrets and with a fabulous view of Bahía de Cienfuegos. We went inside for a look and ...