On a traffic island near the Casino Campestre entrance is a monument dedicated to Mariano Barberán and JoaquÃn Collar, Spaniards who made the first nonstop flight between Spain (Seville) and Cuba (°ä²¹³¾²¹²µÃ¼±ð²â) in 1933.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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Around 600m west of the frenzy of República sits another sublimely beautiful square, one less visited than the central plazas. It's backed on the eastern…
Reserva Ecológica Limones Tuabaquey
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One of Cuba’s newest reserves, these heavily wooded uplands occupy the Sierra de Cubitas in northern °ä²¹³¾²¹²µÃ¼±ð²â Province. The star attraction is Cuba's most…
Museo Provincial Ignacio Agramonte
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Named (like half of °ä²¹³¾²¹²µÃ¼±ð²â) after the exalted local War of Independence hero, this cavernous museum, just north of the train station, is in a Spanish…
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°ä²¹³¾²¹²µÃ¼±ð²â is home to two of Cuba's most creative and prodigious contemporary painters, Joel Jover and his wife Ileana Sánchez. Their magnificent home in…
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In Cuba's ceramics capital, the studio-gallery of Martha Jiménez Pérez shows the work of one of Cuba's greatest living artists. See everything from pots…
Museo Casa Natal de Ignacio Agramonte
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The birthplace of independence hero Ignacio Agramonte (1841–73), the cattle rancher who led the °ä²¹³¾²¹²µÃ¼±ð²â area's revolt against Spain. The house – an…
Necropolis de °ä²¹³¾²¹²µÃ¼±ð²â
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This sea of elaborate, lop-sided, bleached-white Gothic tombs makes up Cuba's most underrated cemetery, secreting the resting place of °ä²¹³¾²¹²µÃ¼±ð²â-born…
Mercado Agropecuario Hatibonico
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If you visit just one market in Cuba, make it this muddy one. Beside the murky RÃo Hatibonico just off the Carretera Central, and characterized by its…
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Cuba's largest urban park sits across the RÃo Hatibonico from the old town, and was laid out in 1860. There are shaded benches, a baseball stadium,…
2. Iglesia de Nuestra Corazón de Sagrado Jesús
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One of Cuba’s rare neo-Gothic churches beautifies Parque MartÃ, a few blocks east of Parque Ignacio Agramonte. The triple-spired Iglesia de Nuestra…
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Housed in a former hospital administered by Father José Olallo, the friar who became Cuba’s first saint, the museum chronicles °ä²¹³¾²¹²µÃ¼±ð²â’s history and…
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Looking more Mexican than Cuban (Mexico was capital of New Spain so the colonial architecture was often superior), Plaza San Juan de Dios is °ä²¹³¾²¹²µÃ¼±ð²â's…
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The working studio of Joel Jover, a noted Cuban artist with exhibits in New York, Vienna and Italy. By comparison, his works here are a bargain (though…
6. Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
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Any exploration of °ä²¹³¾²¹²µÃ¼±ð²â's religious history should begin at its most important church, named for the city's patron saint. Rebuilt in the 19th century…
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°ä²¹³¾²¹²µÃ¼±ð²â's most dazzling square in the heart of the city invites relaxation with rings of marble benches and an equestrian statue (c 1950) of °ä²¹³¾²¹²µÃ¼±ð²â's…
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Impossible to miss thanks to its eclectic facade (a mix of Moorish and neoclassical elements), this museum's best exhibit is the building itself. Four…