Historia, glamour y excelencia en la Mansión Xanadú
To the east there are extensive beaches and sandy dunes; and to the west a magnificent reef with incredibly beautiful visuals for the Golf player. Not in vain the FrenchAmerican millionaire Irenée Dupont chose this place to build his former residence. As part of the Varadero Golf Club products, the Xanadu Mansion is also ideal for the modality of events and incentives. Weddings, banquets, business meetings and other important events take place on this site that has the necessary infrastructure for this type of services. History... Conservation. Las Americas Restaurant was inaugurated in 1963 on the first floor of the Mansion, with three main rooms: the Library, the Red Room and the Terrace with exquisite views towards the sea. Since then, generations of Cuban gastronomy experts have worshiped this place and have worked to preserve and protect the Mansion, which has offered services to the public during all these years. All the people who have been there praised its cultural and architectural values, as well as its heritage status. The place was declared a National Monument in 2013. It was built in an eclectic style. The carved wood ceilings, its marble floors, balconies and all lattices that surround the areas are the original ones. More than 600 furniture items are preserved to convey this valuable cultural legacy. These pieces were always carefully looked after by the generations that preceded the current team that works in the Club, who have maintained the tradition to preserve every page of the history of the Xanadu Mansion. In that sense, its consecrated workers seek ways to restore the acoustic harmony of the Mansion with the functioning of the organ, a majestic musical instrument that will add value to the heritage of the Mansion. It is surrounded by new hotels and offers thanks to the vertiginous development that Varadero has promoted during the past years. Nowadays, the visitor appreciates this site as that place of the old Varadero that is still active and aims to give an elegant, stylish and personalized service to all tourists. The Mansion is an emblematic place that preserves the origins of the French family that once owned it, and mixes it with modern golf, good services, a fine cuisine... simply, with the enjoyment of life. Its cultural and architectural remains intact, because generations of workers have taken care of every corner of the Mansion in detail. This motivates golf players to participate in the activities and events that are held there. The Xanadu Mansion is an excellent scenario to make new and exciting experiences, for one is always surrounded by history, glamour and excellence. Guía del Ocio y la Cultura en Cuba
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