Marking the border between Havana and Matanzas provinces, this is Cuba’s longest (314m) and highest (103m) bridge. Begun in 1957 and finally opened by Fidel Castro in September 1959, it carries the busy Vía Blanca across a densely wooded canyon that separates the Valle de Yumurí from the sea. There's a snack bar and observation deck (8am to 10pm) on the Havana side of the bridge where you can sink some drinks in front of one of Cuba’s most awe-inspiring views.
Imagine hundreds of royal palm trees standing like ghostly sentries down the sheering valley slopes and in the distance dark, bulbous hills, splashes of blue ocean. The bridge restaurant is a favorite stopping-off point for tour buses and taxis, and aside from hire car, these are your only means of visiting.
