Trinidad

The first time I came in this city I thought: "I can make 5000 pics in this place ...
Beautiful historical center with red roofs and streets of little bricks. The old historical center of Trinidad is the best to see by feet, cars aren't alowed anyway, you can park your car at Calle Antonio Maceo. Thousands of slaves got trade from this city to other islands of the Caribbean. In 1988 UNESCO declared Trinidad "World Monument"

UNESCO declared Trinidad (founded in 1514, the third Spanish settlement in Cuba) to be a part of world cultural heritage because of its colonial architecture, which dates from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. The oldest part of the city (55 blocks in size, with 1211 buildings) is one of its greatest attractions.

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It contains beautiful churches (such as the Great Parish Church, a neoclassical edifice built in 1892) and public squares, the most important of which is Main Square-surrounded by buildings of great beauty and historic and architectural interest and considered the second most important square in the country, after Havana's Cathedral Square.

Trinidad has several museums: the Romantic Museum and the Museum of Architecture, Archeology, History and the Struggle against Counterrevolutionaries. One Mansion, built in 1723 sells souvenirs and special drinks typical of the city: canchancharas (for which the house is named), a cocktail made of honey, Lime juice and high wine. The city also has a Troubadours House (Casa de la Trova) and a House of Music (Casa de la Musica). In the evening, there's a discoteque, several bars and folkdance performances.

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There are 3 hotels at the beach on the Ancon Peninsula: the 3-star All-Inclusive Club Ancon; and the 3-star Hotel Costasur; The 4 star Brisas Trinidad del Mar. All three are on the beach, with a total of over 500 airconditioned rooms, each with satelite TV. The hotels also have swimming pools, restaurants, gyms, bars, tennis courts, discoteques and a family atmosphere.
In Trinidad center itself, there are at least six other urban and rural hotels and villas, and the sophisticated 5 star Iberostar Grand Hotel Trinidad.

Besides the hotels Trinidad has many lovely colonial casas partivculares where you can sleep at home with Cuban families.

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Name: Joseph
Country: Australia

Trinidad is an easy town to walk around in, as the old part is not too big. It's very interesting with fantastic architecture, music and what I thought, were the best cigars I came across! Some of the buildings had wooden or steel bars in the front, and even for way back then, it was required for security reasons.

Not only were the cigars really nice, but they were made for us there, and I even was able to try one that was made for us immediately! Oh, the costs of the cigars were cheaper than Havana too I thought.

We also came across a "ration store". Cubans are allowed a certain amount of food for a very minimal cost which is all controlled by the government. It seems No-one went hungry in Cuba, which is really nice to know.

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