Russian tourists, fed up with travel to Egypt, Turkey and Thailand, are increasingly looking towards Cuba. The Island of Liberty has beautiful beaches, many interesting places and a large selection of original souvenirs.
First of all, many people associate Cuba with rum and cigars. Indeed, the famous Cuban cigars will offer you to buy almost at every turn. The range of goods on the street is quite wide. You can be offered both real cigars, stolen from the factory, and a fake made from low-quality varieties of tobacco. You can buy cigars in company stores near tobacco factories both individually and in sets in beautiful tin cases.
You can buy Cuban rum at any government store. Do not postpone your purchase until you visit Duty Free. You will save a little, and there is much less choice in the duty-free shop. Rum prices usually show a consistent price-quality relationship.
A very original school of painting was formed on the Island of Freedom, which is popular with art lovers from all over the world. It is characterized by a riot of rich colors. A vibrant painting by a Cuban expressionist will certainly delight the eye of its owner in the cold and gray winter months.
Souvenirs made of wood, leather, and ceramics are popular with tourists. Basically, Cubans prefer to work with ebony and mahogany, carving from it graceful figurines of dancers or couples merging in ecstasy. Among the ceramics, there are very extravagant works of art, but many things will look quite appropriate in a Russian apartment. In a wide assortment on traders' trays there are tomtums and leather cards, as well as belts, bags and wallets.
Women will love Cuban jewelry. Beads, bracelets and earrings are made from small seashells, turtle shells, black corals and even dried seeds and fruits of exotic plants. Multicolored rings carved from bone are also popular among tourists.
In almost every resort, you can see vendors of T-shirts, caps and bandanas with beach prints and funny slogans. Here these things have their own face - the face of Che Guevara. This name is strongly associated with Cuba, so a T-shirt, mug or keychain with a photograph of the famous revolutionary will become a worthy souvenir from the Island of Freedom.
