Twitter
YouTube
Facebook

Archive for the ‘Things to do in Matanzas’ Category


Liberty Park Matanzas Cuba

Liberty Park is one of the nicest areas of Matanzas, with beautiful architecture, interesting museums and abundant trees for shade, its great place for people watching. Just a few blocks directly west of Plaza de la Vigía you’ll discover Parque de La Libertad, within a few blocks of several more of Matanzas’ most interesting sights, […]

More about the Parque de La Libertad in Matanzas...

Bridge of Bacunayagua Matanzas

Holding the record as Cuba’s highest bridge the Puente de Bacunayagua was inaugurated in September 1959 and sits impressively at 110 meters above the valley below. The bridge marks the spot of the division between the provinces of Mayabeque and Matanzas. Considered by Cubans and visitors alike as one of the seven wonders of Cuban […]

More about the Puente de Bacunayagua...

Castle of San Severino Castillo

In 2009 the city of Matanzas inaugurated a national museum on the Slave Route in the Castle of San Severino. The Museum of the Slave Trade in Cuba was opened by UNESCO and tells the riveting story about how the Atlantic slave trade forms an essential part of the shared history of Africa, Europe, the […]

More about the Museum of the Slave Trade in Matanzas...

Sauto Theater Matanzas Cuba

The Sauto Theater opened in 1863 and has remained a focal point of the city ever since. Designed in U-shaped 775-seat configuration it is hailed by musicians to have some of best acoustic resonances in the world. The interior of the Teatro Sauto is almost completely covered with ornate wood-paneling giving the interior a bourgeois […]

More about the Sauto Theater in Matanzas...

Botica Francesa Dr. E. Triolet Matanzas

The Pharmacy Museum La Botica Triolet in Matanzas is a rare find indeed. Located in the city center next to the Libertad Park and a few steps from the Sauto Theater, the pharmacy dates back to 1882 and still maintains its original décor. The woodwork, architecture and all the old 19th century equipment and ceramic […]

MOre about the Botica Francesa Pharmacy Museum...

Bellamar Caves Matanzas

The 2.5KM (1.5 miles) of underground caves called the Cuevas Bellamar are by far Cuba’s oldest tourist attraction. Located just 5km southeast of Matanzas the caves have been carbon dated to be 300,000 years old. The cave system was originally discovered in 1861 and now provides terrific spectacle of stalactites and stalagmites and impressive crystallized […]

More about the Bellamar Caves in Matanzas...

Victoria de Giron Stadium Matanzas Cuba

Shame on you if you visit Matanzas Cuba and don’t see a baseball game. While visiting Matanzas this might just become a reality! Matanzas’s Victoria de Giron Stadium holds 30,000 baseball fans and is one of Cuba’s largest and best kept stadiums. Home ground to the Matanzas Cocodrilos (Matanzas Crocodiles) baseball team, it’s where you […]

More about baseball at Victoria de Giron Stadium...