Sancti Spíritus
The favored uniform of South American strongman presidents and blushing grooms at Mexican beach weddings, the guayabera shirt was purportedly 'invented'…
Must-see attractions in Sancti Spíritus
Sancti Spíritus
Looking like something out of an English country village, this quintuple-arched bridge is Sancti Spíritus' signature sight. Built by the Spanish in 1815,…
Sancti Spíritus
While not Cuba's shadiest or most atmospheric square, pretty Serafín Sánchez is full of understated Sancti Spíritus elegance. Metal chairs laid out inside…
Fundación de la Naturaleza y El Hombre
Sancti Spíritus
Replicating its equally diminutive namesake in Miramar, Havana, this museum on Parque Maceo chronicles the 17,422km canoe odyssey from the Amazon to the…
Iglesia Parroquial Mayor del Espíritu Santo
Sancti Spíritus
Overlooking Plaza Honorato is this beautiful blue church that underwent a Lazarus-like renovation for the 2014 anniversary. Originally constructed of wood…
Centro de Interpretación de la Ciudad
Sancti Spíritus
Featuring a requisite scale model of the city, this interpretive center also has photographs of the 2014 excavation of the former convent under what is…
Sancti Spíritus
This small museum had a 2012 refurb and displays 19th-century furniture and decorations in an imposing 17th-century building that once belonged to the…
Sancti Spíritus
Formerly known as Plaza de Jesús, this tiny square was where the Spanish authorities once conducted grisly public hangings. Later on, it hosted a produce…
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad
Sancti Spíritus
Across from the Fundación de la Naturaleza y El Hombre is the city's second church, the recipient of a handsome 2014 paint job. Its internal arches are a…
Sancti Spíritus
One of those Cuban museums where the collection logs the history of Sancti Spíritus. It also includes a dusty stash of ephemera that comprises English…
Museo Casa Natal de Serafín Sánchez
Sancti Spíritus
Serafín Sánchez was a local patriot who took part in both Wars of Independence and went down fighting in November 1896. The museum cataloguing his heroics…
Sancti Spíritus
Not much of a natural history museum, this colonial house just off Parque Serafín Sánchez has a stuffed crocodile (which will scare the wits out of your…
