Must-see attractions in Santa Clara

  • Parque Vidal

    Santa Clara

    A veritable alfresco theater named for Colonel Leoncio Vidal y Caro, who was killed here on March 23, 1896, Parque Vidal was encircled by twin sidewalks…

  • Melaíto Murals

    Santa Clara

    Santa Clara is peppered with comic book–style murals, the work of a local graphic artists' collective called Melaíto, which produces a monthly supplement…

  • Museo Provincial Abel Santamaría

    Santa Clara

    Not actually a memorial to Señor Santamaría (Fidel's right-hand man at Moncada), but rather a small provincial museum quartered in former military…

  • Teatro la Caridad

    Santa Clara

    Many are deceived by the relatively austere neoclassical facade, but toss CUC$1 to whoever is manning the door and you'll serendipitously discover why the…

  • Museo de Artes Decorativas

    Santa Clara

    Something of a sleeping beauty on Parque Vidal, this 18th-century mansion turned museum is packed with period furniture from a whole gamut of styles that…

  • Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

    Santa Clara

    The city's oldest church is five blocks north of Parque Vidal. It was built in 1748, with a tower added in 1846. During the War of Independence it stood…

  • Estatua Che y Niño

    Santa Clara

    Far more intimate and intricate a monument than its big brother on the other side of town, this statue in front of the Oficina de la Provincia (PCC) four…

  • Loma del Capiro

    Santa Clara

    Two blocks east of the Estatua Che y niño, a road to the right leads to Santa Clara's best lookout, the distinctive Loma del Capiro. The crest is marked…

  • Palacio Provincial

    Santa Clara

    The eastern side of Parque Vidal is guarded by the thick columns of the neoclassical Palacio Provincial (1902), today home to the Martí library (9am to…