Hemingway’s home in Cuba was the topic of discussion on the floor of the US House of Representatives yesterday. Congressman Jim McGovern, a senior House Democrat and leading voice in the push for normalizing U.S.-Cuba relations, spoke in honor of the Finca Vigia Foundation, based in Massachusetts. The foundation is the result of a multi-year … Read more
As Cuba and the US conclude a year of relationship therapy, one bright spot that has endured through the years is the connection Hemingway forged with Cuba while living and writing there for more than 30 years. The island nation played such an important role in Hemingway’s life that he wrote seven books in Cuba, … Read more
It’s one of the best places to visit in Cuba — the wonderful, perfectly preserved Finca Vigia, the place where Ernest Hemingway spent three decades of his life. And there’s a small tent next door that honors Hemingway with what is the best cocktail in Cuba right now. It’s called the Coctel Vigia, said to … Read more
Ernest Hemingway biopic Papa premiers today as part of Cuba’s 37th International Festival of New Latin Cinema, Variety reports. Last month, the film won “Best Narrative” award at the Key West Film Festival. Papa, based on a true story, follows journalist Ed Myers (Giovanni Ribisi) on his adventure to Cuba during the time period preceding … Read more
The Finca Vígia was Ernest Hemingway’s residence in Cuba for the final 20 years or so of his life. by Simons Chase SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA, CUBA – The Finca Vígia is a sun drenched, breezy estate perched high on a hill overlooking the capital city of Havana in the forbidden distance. The sea, several … Read more
In October, the Cuba Journal traveled to Cuba to explore Ernest Hemingway’s history there. On this trip we concentrated our efforts on Ernest’s residence in Cuba, the Finca Vigía (Lookout Farm). On a bright day in early October we found Fico, Ernest’s chef in Cuba, relaxing on his front porch with his wife. Like the … Read more
By Alexander Britell SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA — There should be a bar here. Here at Finca Vigia, the hillside farm where Ernest Hemingway spent three decades of his life, nothing has changed. Hemingway’s house became a museum just about a month after he left the country in 1961, and even the bottles of his … Read more
Most American are not familiar with Hemingway’s 21 year history living in Cuba. The island nation played such an important role in his life that he wrote seven books in Cuba, including The Old Man and the Sea, A Moveable Feast and Islands in the Stream. His tropical home, the Finca Vigía (Lookout Farm) is … Read more
Cuba’s emergence from isolation is stirring up excitement about its colorful past as well as its shiny future. One relatively obscured aspect of Cuba’s renewed engagement with the rest of the world is the role the island nation played in shaping the life and writing of one of America’s most important authors, Ernest Hemingway. Central … Read more
