Bar Virgilio, Santiago de Cuba

On a street corner in the old quarter of Santiago is this bar, which belongs to the Casa de la Trova (La) (the House of Trova). This is a place where the city's elder and younger troubadours gather, offering a fusion of old and new trova music. The bar itself is divided into two parts, one indoors and the other in the patio. The patio has tables surrounded by attractive plants. The house cocktail is the Trago Trovada, but there is also a varied cocktail list, coffee, locally-distilled rum, Caribbean rum, Mulata rum, and national and imported beers.