Cuba, Hemingway… someday
More than anyplace else in Cuba I’d like to check out Finca Vigía (Lookout Farm) – Ernest Hemingway’s home 12 miles outside of Havana. It was here that he wrote For Whom The Bell Tolls and conceived his final masterpiece, The Old Man and the Sea. Even his famous boat (the Pillar) resides at the home.
Hemingway left in 1960, after the revolution. Ernesto, as he was known there, stepped out of his front door never to return.
Finca Vigía remains a major cultural attraction, along with Hemingway’s favorite bar, the Floridita. I read recently that a team of American and Cuban experts are working to preserve the country estate, which houses thousands of the great writer’s books, papers and artifacts. Politics have been put aside for a common goal.
posted by John Geysen
Collette Vacations
Tags: Arts & Culture, Cuba, Dream Destination
