Playa Larga

Playa Larga: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Playa Larga

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Playa Larga — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 23.06250, -81.21361. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Playa Larga

• Cueva Saturno · cave · Matanzas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Museo de Los Bomberos · museum · Matanzas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Galería de Arte Pedro Esquerré · museum · Matanzas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cayo Cruz del Padre · river spot · Matanzas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fuerte de Jagüey · fort · Matanzas · ~2 km
• Fuerte de la Fábrica de Gas · fort · Matanzas · ~3 km
• Cristóbal Colón · attraction · Matanzas · ~3 km
• Casa Natal de José Antonio Echeverría · museum · Matanzas · ~4 km
• Museo Batalla de Ideas · museum · Matanzas · ~4 km
• Fuerte de Rojas · fort · Matanzas · ~5 km
• Cayo Cupey · river spot · Matanzas · ~8 km
• Bahía de Cárdenas · beach · Matanzas · ~10 km
• Jose Smith Comas sugar mill · museum · Matanzas · ~12 km
• Playa Kawama · beach · Matanzas · ~14 km
• Mansión Xanadú · attraction · Matanzas · ~15 km
• Playa Camarioca · beach · Matanzas · ~16 km
• Varadero West Beach · beach · Matanzas · ~16 km
• Playa Camacho · beach · Matanzas · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Playa Larga

Other beaches & coast near Playa Larga

• Guanabo · beach · Havana · ~117 km · Must-see
• Playa Girón · beach · Matanzas · ~141 km · Must-see
• Faro Castillo del Morro · beach · Havana · ~147 km · Must-see
• Bahía de Cárdenas · beach · Matanzas · ~10 km
• Playa Kawama · beach · Matanzas · ~14 km
• Playa Camarioca · beach · Matanzas · ~16 km
• Varadero West Beach · beach · Matanzas · ~16 km
• Playa Camacho · beach · Matanzas · ~18 km
• Playa del Muerto · beach · Matanzas · ~20 km
• Playa Sucia · beach · Matanzas · ~21 km

All beaches & coast in Cuba

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