Enter the historic city of Puerto Padre, surrounded by exotic and paradisiacal beaches, in Las Tunas, Cuba.

Puerto Padre is a port city in the north of Las Tunas, Cuba, known nationally as "La Villa Azul" or "La Villa Azul de los Molinos". It is a place with a long and interesting history, because it seems to be the first Cuban port where Christopher Columbus disembarked. And with this event one of the stories that gives rise to his name is related.

 

The legend tells that in the discovery of America, a sailor to see the beauty of the waters and the nature that opened before his eyes excitedly commented to a priest: "What a port, father!". But, after several investigations it was proved that there was no cure on board the caravels.

Two other hypotheses that are held with more force are, on the one hand, the possibility of the shipwreck of a father by the coasts of the bay or a more controversial one that comes from the name of San Salvador, the first place visited by the Admiral in Cuba.

On the other hand, the anecdote that is for sure real is about the origin of the epithet Villa Azul, aroused by the blue waters of the sea and the sky of Puerto Padre. So beautiful is the resource that has been used since then as a promotional slogan for the city. Later, the Canary journalist and poet Manuel Martínez de las Casas, added the complement "of the mills", for the large number of them in the area.

Beyond this, Puerto Padre is Cuba's first free port in the War of Independence and has the Antonio Guiteras Plant, the country's largest producer of raw sugar.

In relation to its heritage, the municipality has an important and valuable collection of aboriginal pieces that denote the material and spiritual culture of this ancestral town. Also, among the most outstanding monuments of the area you will find two buildings of special significance that function as museums today: the Castillo de Salcedo museum or Fuerte de la Loma and the Fernando García Grave de Peralta Municipal Museum.

In addition, in your walks through the city you will discover interesting sculptures such as The Statue of Liberty, located in the Independence Park and inaugurated on October 16, 1904; the Martian Corner, located in the José Martí Park, built in January 1937; the sculptural bust dedicated to mothers at the intersection of Av. Libertad with the current Av. Máximo Gómez, dated May 12, 1946; or the sculptural set of Don Quixote, founded on February 16, 1989 and characterized by being a weak and dejected Quixote.

You can not miss this beautiful city surrounded by virgin and exotic beaches such as La Llanita, La Boca or La Herradura, small paradises away from civilization where you can relax and enjoy white sands and crystal clear waters. But if you want an "all inclusive" resort, relax in Punta Covarrubias, where you will have the opportunity to discover its coral reef almost three kilometers long.

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