Guidebook for Trinidad
Drinks & Nightlife
Traditional bar with live music throughout the day where you
can take refuge from the midday sun try the local cocktail
“Canchanchara” (rum, honey, lemon, ice, sugar).
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Taberna La Canchánchara
90 C. Real del JigüeTraditional bar with live music throughout the day where you
can take refuge from the midday sun try the local cocktail
“Canchanchara” (rum, honey, lemon, ice, sugar).
Sightseeing
The graceful plaza lies at the heart of the original settlement, and
is surrounded by excellently preserved colonial buildings. On the
northwest corner is Palacio Brunet, a two-story mansion dating
from 1741 and housing the Museo Romantico. The dozen rooms are filled with intriguing artwork and fabulous antiques. There is a
great view of the square from the balcony upstairs. Fernando Hernandez
between Echerri y Bolivar. Tue-Sun, 9am-5pm, $2.
On the east side of the square in the house of Sanchez Iznaga, is
the Museo de Arquitectura Colonial with displays and models
relating to Trinidad’s architectural development. Sat-Thurs, 9am-
5pm, $1
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Plaza Mayor
16 Calle Real del JigüeThe graceful plaza lies at the heart of the original settlement, and
is surrounded by excellently preserved colonial buildings. On the
northwest corner is Palacio Brunet, a two-story mansion dating
from 1741 and housing the Museo Romantico. The dozen rooms are filled with intriguing artwork and fabulous antiques. There is a
great view of the square from the balcony upstairs. Fernando Hernandez
between Echerri y Bolivar. Tue-Sun, 9am-5pm, $2.
On the east side of the square in the house of Sanchez Iznaga, is
the Museo de Arquitectura Colonial with displays and models
relating to Trinidad’s architectural development. Sat-Thurs, 9am-
5pm, $1
East of Trinidad is the Valley of the Sugar Mills. It is named for
the many sugar mills, or ingenios (43 at its peak), that sprang
up over the centuries to grind the cane produced by the valley’s
remarkably fertile soil. The valley was Cuba’s most important
sugar-producing region into the 19th century. Many of the
mills and estate houses remain, albeit mostly in ruin.
One exception is the Hacienda Iznaga ($1) which is found in
the quaint village of Iznaga, 14km east of Trinidad. The Hacienda
was built 1835-45 by Alejo Maria del Carmen e Iznaga,
once one of the wealthiest sugar planters in Cuba. It features a
43.5 meter tower that according to legend was built as a wager.
Alejo was to build a
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Trinidad
East of Trinidad is the Valley of the Sugar Mills. It is named for
the many sugar mills, or ingenios (43 at its peak), that sprang
up over the centuries to grind the cane produced by the valley’s
remarkably fertile soil. The valley was Cuba’s most important
sugar-producing region into the 19th century. Many of the
mills and estate houses remain, albeit mostly in ruin.
One exception is the Hacienda Iznaga ($1) which is found in
the quaint village of Iznaga, 14km east of Trinidad. The Hacienda
was built 1835-45 by Alejo Maria del Carmen e Iznaga,
once one of the wealthiest sugar planters in Cuba. It features a
43.5 meter tower that according to legend was built as a wager.
Alejo was to build a
This museum one block south of the Plaza Mayor, was once the
home of the Borrell family. The history of the city is revealed as
you move through rooms furnished with rocking chairs, alabaster
amphorae, marble-topped tables, and other antiques. Other intriguing
exhibits include an antique bell, stocks for holding slaves, banknotes, and a magnificent scale model of the Andrei Vishinsky,
which entered Trinidad harbour in 1960 - the first Soviet ship to
visit Cuba after the Revolution. Some tricky stairs lead up to a watchtower with a fine view over the city. $2 (cameras an extra $1)
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Museo Historico
This museum one block south of the Plaza Mayor, was once the
home of the Borrell family. The history of the city is revealed as
you move through rooms furnished with rocking chairs, alabaster
amphorae, marble-topped tables, and other antiques. Other intriguing
exhibits include an antique bell, stocks for holding slaves, banknotes, and a magnificent scale model of the Andrei Vishinsky,
which entered Trinidad harbour in 1960 - the first Soviet ship to
visit Cuba after the Revolution. Some tricky stairs lead up to a watchtower with a fine view over the city. $2 (cameras an extra $1)
Parks & Nature
The four-kilometer long beach offers sugary white sand, pavonine
waters fringed with palms offering shade. A taxi between Trinidad
and Ancon costs $8 one way per car.
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Playa Ancon
The four-kilometer long beach offers sugary white sand, pavonine
waters fringed with palms offering shade. A taxi between Trinidad
and Ancon costs $8 one way per car.