Just a few days ago, I enjoyed a brief tour with an English-language guide through the Diego Velazquez museum in Santiago. The residence, originally built beginning around 1515, has been largely reconstructed. Nevertheless, the museum contain furniture and artifacts from each generation of the house's existence. The tourist entrance fee is $2.00 CUC.

This was one of the most impressive historic buildings we visited in Cuba and is well worth visiting if in Central Santiago. It is conviently located on Parque Cespedes (allowing for good hassle-free photos of the Square from its windows) and its interior has been very well maintained. We enjoyed the private "tour" offered by the sweet elderly lady upstairs... More

You don’t have to be an antique aficionado to enjoy this beautiful colonial building which is almost 500 years old. The former residence of Cuba’s first governor includes many beautiful hand-carved period furnishings as well as porcelain and glass from Spain, Germany, France and even China but the wooden ceilings and delicate wooden shutters are just as impressive. Believe it... More

I learned lots of cool things here. It is a tour of the house of Don Diego Velazquez, the conquistador and first governor of Cuba. There is a guy who does a guided tour of the place in English, which is what made it better... otherwise all you are doing is looking at objects without truly understanding anything.

The place is awesome and well worth visiting. Takes you back in time to colonial Santiago. Its an old colonial house thats sustained all the hurricanes. The tour is best with a museum guide.

Inside and out, the Diego Velasquez Museum is beautiful, filled with an excellent collection and well-maintained. Very good views of the Cathedral from the second floor.

Also known as Casa de Diego Velazquez and Museo de Ambiente Historico Cubano. Restoration well under way with each room showing a different period of Cuban life, from 16th century onwards. Many original pieces of furniture. Well worth a visit

The building is fantastic, the museum seems interesting but it lacks of any explanation of what is showed, so you have no other choice than relying on the staff. They are kind but be prepared to tip after you finish the tour in each room. The floor in the patio is perfect in a hot day!

We enjoyed this museum a lot. The architecture of the building is amazing considering when it was built. Very friendly and knowledgable staff