Matanzas

Matanzas is in Western Cuba. It is the closest town to Varadero resort. Wikivoyage

Population 151,624 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Cuba

• 104AmbulanceAmbulance
• 105FireFire
• 106PolicePolice

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Museo del Arte Museum · 430 m
• Museo Farmacéutico Museum · 610 m
• Galería Bazar Plaza de la Vigía Gallery · 630 m
• Galería - Taller Lolo Gallery · 720 m
• Grafica Roca Attraction · 820 m
• Tren Eléctrico de Hershey Attraction · 140 m
• Plácido Monument · 400 m
• Parque Watkin Zoo · 410 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Chicken 1
• Italian 1

All 4 places to eat

Getting around

• Matanzas (Versalles) 130 m
• Autos Matanzas - Varadero 620 m
• Piquera de Taxi - Motos 5.4 km
• Piquera de Taxi - Automóviles 1.6 km
• Viazul Bus Station 1.7 km
• Matanzas Central 3.0 km

More train stations: Los Mangos 3.1 km, Mena 4.7 km

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