Sights in Ciego De Ávila
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Museo Provincial
Museo Provincial is across the train tracks in a former school building marked 'Instituto de Segunda Enseñanza.' The exhibits recount the student struggle against Fulgencio Batista. A plaque marks the site of the constitutional court (cnr Independencia & Agramonte) held on June 14, 1952 by students and workers protesting Batista's coup d'état.
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Museo Provincial Simón Reyes
The newly renovated Museo Provincial Simón Reyes is quite possibly the best-presented municipal museum in Cuba and one buck well spent. Fascinating exhibits include a scale model of La Trocha, detailed information on Afro-Cuban culture and religion, and explanations on the province’s rich collection of traditional festivals.
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Museo de Artes Decorativas
The Museo de Artes Decorativas is a thoughtful collection of quirky items from a bygone age, such as a working Victrola (Benny Moré serenades your visit), antique pocket watches and ornate canopy beds with mother-of-pearl inlays. A CUC$1 tip gets you a typically enthusiastic local guide (in English or Spanish).
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Centro Raúl Martínez Galería de Arte Provincial
Duck under the signature Ciego porches along Calle Independencia to reach the Centro Raúl Martínez Galería de Arte Provincial, where works by Cuba’s king of pop art are on permanent display, along with many new works by local artists.
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Parque Martí
Manageable and friendly, Ciego de Ávila engenders a leisurely pace and the switched-on staff at the Infotur office can pass on plenty of recommendations. Check out Parque Martí first - with the inevitable monument to José Martí (1925).
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Fábrica de Tabacos El Sucro
There’s a tobacco factory, Fábrica de Tabacos El Sucro, in town, though tours are normally group-only. Ask at the Havanatur office and you may be able to tag along.
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Parque Zoológico
If you’re faced with a long wait for the bus or have a posse of hyperactive kids to amuse, the small Parque Zoológico might fill a vacant half-hour.
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Plano-Mural de Ciego de Ávila
At the Plano-Mural de Ciego de Ávila, a bronze map of the city in the late 19th century marks the site of its founding in 1840.
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Teatro Principal
Near Parque Martí is the notable Teatro Principal, built in 1927 with the help of local financier Angela Jiménez.
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