Miami
MIAMI INTRODUCTION
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You’ll hear more Spanish than English spoken here, thanks especially to the large number of Cuban immigrants in the city.
Miami’s history is unique, because it’s the only large US...
THE WONDERS OF LOCAL CUISINE
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Traces of Florida’s Spanish past are evident in the popular dish Lechón, suckling pig roasted over charcoal or wood, and above all in a spicy version of Jambalaya, made with local...
LINCOLN ROAD
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This street is the place to be in Miami Beach, the place people come to see and be seen, the city’s grand pedestrian walkway running between Alton Road and Washington Avenue.
What is now the...
OCEAN DRIVE
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Whatever time of day or night you choose to stroll along Ocean Drive, you can bet you’re not going to feel lonely, since you’ll be surrounded by a constant stream of cars, some of them...
ESPANOLA WAY
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Sandwiched between Washington Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, this peculiar, traditionally Spanish-style area of little lanes and courtyards with arch-shaped entrances forms a sort of Iberian village...
LUMMUS PARK
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This beautiful, busy promenade was inspired by the oceanfront walk along the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, designed by the Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx.
Lummus Park is a...
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
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It’s difficult not to be moved by the writhing figures expressing their pain and torment, designed by the architect and sculptor Kenneth Treister with a number of intentions in mind: first, of...
DELANO HOTEL
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This famous hotel was built in 1947, on a design by the architect Robert Swartburg, commissioned by the entrepreneurs Rob Schwartz and his wife Rose. The Delano underwent a total restyling in 1994 by...
WOLFSONIAN MUSEUM
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“Collecting is a constant of the human condition”, said the founder of the museum, Mitchell Wolfson Jr., a native of Miami.
It was in the 1970s that Wolfson began collecting all kinds of...
BASS MUSEUM
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It was founded in 1964, thanks to the donation of the private collection of John and Johanna Bass, Jewish immigrants from Vienna who resided here in Miami Beach.
This striking building was erected...
SOUTH POINTE PARK
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The southern edge of the park is marked by an installation created during the most recent works. The title of the distinctive 17-meter column you can see here is “Obstinate Lighthouse”,...
FONTAINEBLEAU HOTEL
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A few examples? Goldfinger, an action film in which Sean Connery played the most famous secret agent of all time, begins with an aerial view of the Fontainebleau, accompanied by the song Into Miami,...
OLETA RIVER STATE PARK
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This doesn’t mean, however, that you won’t find plenty to do on your own or with friends, in Oleta River State Park. First of all, you can rent a bike and ride along over two kilometers...
FLORIDA KEYS
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I suggest you listen to the history of the islands during your journey.
The first island you come to, Key Largo, about 50 kilometers long, is also the largest. Its main attractions are under the sea,...
PEREZ ART MUSEUM
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Since it was founded in 1984, the museum has focused on international art from the 20th century until the present. Over the years, this mission has been complemented by a further aspiration: to...
CALLE OCHO
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The English name of the street is S.W. Eighth Street, but it’s known as Calle Ocho to everyone, locals and tourists alike.
I suggest starting your stroll at the most authentic expression of...
BILL BAGGS PARK
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The park covers an area of over two square kilometers, and is characterized by tropical flora, predominantly mangroves. It is crossed by sandy paths and wooden walkways.
You’ll find lots to do...
VILLA VIZCAYA
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South Bayshore Drive is one of the main roads in Coconut Grove, flanked by the gardens of Biscayne Bay on one side and lined on the other with ultra-fashionable buildings that include some of the...
SEAQUARIUM
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The principal aim of the Miami Seaquarium is to protect and conserve the sea animals which live in the park, and to transmit the importance of this mission to each visitor.
Take the opportunity to...
WYNWOOD WALLS
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First of all, take a look around you. As you can see, this used to be one of the least chic neighborhoods of Miami, and was mostly home to warehouses and factories which have now closed. It was not...
VENETIAN POOL
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The Coral Gables neighborhood sprang up in the 1920s, following the real estate boom. The buildings, in Mediterranean revival style, were built with locally quarried stone. A designer and an...
DEERING ESTATE
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First of all, a word or two about the man who created such a beautiful property. Charles Deering was a rich industrialist, an executive of the International Harvester Company, who had the famous...
MIAMI DADE CULTURAL CENTER
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The complex was built between the late 1970s and the early 1980s, with the aim of creating an important cultural and social facility for the people of Downtown. Occupying an area of over 13,000...
ANCIENT SPANISH MONASTERY
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This monastery, dedicated to St. Bernard de Clairvaux, was built in the mid-1100s, near Segovia, north of Madrid. So, when I say “Spanish”, I mean that this monastery was actually built...
EVERGLADES
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No visit to Miami would be complete without devoting a day trip to the Everglades. Also known as the “river of grass” by the native Americans, this area south-west of Miami appears as a...
JUNGLE ISLANDS
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Before you venture out to explore Jungle Island, let me tell you the history of this park, once known as Parrot Jungle. The name gives you an idea of the park’s first inhabitants, which was...
