Anyone visiting Sancti Spiritus-a province located on the island's central part-will undoubtedly get attracted by the rich and highly recognized values inherents in its cultural heritage.

The province also offers other tourist options, most of them conected with the local nature and the sea.

No other region in Cuba can boast having within its boundaries founded on the island by Spanish conquistador Diego Velázquez. These two ancient colonial villages are Sancti Spiritus, the capital city , and Trinidad, the latter declared by the UNESCO a World Heritage Site.

Sancti Spiritus is a quiet city that many associate with the old medieval-looking bridge over the Yayabo River, the only bridge with vaulted arches on the Island.

The bridge , again, is an obliged passage on the way to colonial Trinidad is indeed a city with a charm of irs own not only for its many open spaces and squares, buildings of remarkable noeclassic and baroque style, or its cobblestone streets full of legends and traditions, but also because it is in permanent contact with the sea and the surrounding mountains.

Names like Topes de Collantes and Alturas de Banao, in the mountains, and northern Yaguajay, including Cayos de Piedras, soon become familiar for visitors interested in the territory's natural charms. But if the choice happens to be nautical sports, plenty of fun can also ve found at the Ancón peninsula and its adjacent keys.