article_snippet: A place with a past and a future: Havana is an evocative city, rich in Spanish colonial architecture .
article_snippet: The real reason to go now is because for all their travails, the Cuban people are remarkably kind, honest and polite - and Havana is like nowhere else on Earth.
article_snippet: Full of character: Trinidad is a touristy - but charming - colonial town  three hours south-east of Havana .
article_snippet: There's music everywhere in Havana, of course.
article_snippet: Cuba's half-century on a limb has preserved Havana in a dilapidated but beautiful state .
article_snippet: Trinidad is charming, but touristy.
article_snippet: One of Cuba's best beaches, Playa Ancon, is eight miles away.
article_snippet: Hitting the right notes: You can find  - as Mark did - music and art in many corners of Cuba .
article_snippet: The Ultimate Travel Company (020 3051 8098, www.theultimatetravelcompany.co.uk) offers seven-night breaks in Cuba from £3,425 per person on a bed-and-breakfast basis, including four days in Havana, three nights in Trinidad and a final night in Havana at the Penthouse Ydalgo.
highlights_snippet: Cuba is expecting an influx of US tourists following the lifting of sanctions .
  