San Juan de los Remedios, City of Legends and Traditions, the Eighth Village of Cuba, was founded in 1515 by the Spanish colonizer Vasco Porcallo de Figueroa. It is located in the northeastern end of the province of Villa Clara, in the tourist corridor Santa Clara-Cayos de Villa Clara. Remedios is a city with a wide heritage of history, culture and traditions, as well as a beautiful source of natural resources. Its Historic Center was declared a national monument in 1980 for its buildings of the XVII, XVIII, XIX and XX centuries, which make them jewels of the domestic architecture of the center of the country. The legends of Remedios are little known, but they constitute a valuable potential of the intangible heritage of the city. The city of Remedios has consolidated a broad cultural heritage with authentic manifestations of traditional popular culture.
Among its main festivities are the Fairs of San Juan that are celebrated on the day of the Patron Saint "San Juan Bautista" at the same time that it is expected, in this festivity, the staging of the capture of the Güije de la Bajada by the 7 Juanes referred to the legend remediana as well as the famous Parrandas Remedianas: Founded since 1820 and in which the inhabitants of the neighborhoods of Carmen and San Salvador face in a fraternal challenge on December 24. For such reason they have deserved the qualification of National Celebration and Prize of Community Culture 2001, with vital character, at the same time that they were declared Intangible Patrimony of the Humanity in 2018 by the UNESCO.
Can you imagine a greater privilege than staying overnight in a historic hotel, located in the city center of the small town Remedios?
About 15 years ago boutique hotel Mascotte was nominated for thorough restoration to preserve Cuba's monumental heritage and to promote cultural tourism in historical places at the same time. It’s a young and modern hotel in an old and historical building.
The E MASCOTTE Hotel has ten rooms: 2 junior suites, 8 standard double rooms. All of them are air-conditioned, with hot water, satellite TV, safe, telephone and minibar. Five of them have a view of José Martí Square. It also offers wireless Internet access (WIFI).
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