Must-see attractions in Cienfuegos

  • Interior of Teatro Tomas Terry, shot with fisheye lens, Parque Jose Marti, Cienfuegos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

    Teatro Tomás Terry

    Cienfuegos

    Sharing French and Italian influences, this theater on the northern side of Parque José Martí is grand from the outside (look for the gold-leafed mosaics…

  • Palacio de Valle

    Cienfuegos

    Just when you thought Cienfuegos' eclectic architecture couldn't get any more eclectic, you reach the southern end of Punta Gorda where, with a sharp…

  • Palacio Ferrer – Museo de las Artes

    Cienfuegos

    On the western side of Parque José Martí, this riveting neoclassical building (1918) was lovingly restored in time for Cienfuegos' 200th anniversary in…

  • Malecón

    Cienfuegos

    Keep heading south on Paseo del Prado and the street becomes the Malecón as it cuts alongside one of the world's finest natural bays, offering exquisite…

  • Cementerio la Reina

    Cienfuegos

    A listed national monument, the city's oldest cemetery was founded in 1837 and is lined with the graves of Spanish soldiers who died in the Wars of…

  • Palacio de Gobierno

    Cienfuegos

    Most of Parque José Martí's south side is dominated by this grandiose, silvery-gray building where the provincial government (Poder Popular Provincial)…

  • Necrópolis Tomás Acea

    Cienfuegos

    Perhaps the finest Cuban cemetery outside Havana and Santiago, the Acea is classed as a 'garden cemetery' and is entered through a huge neoclassical…

  • Arco de Triunfo

    Cienfuegos

    Prepare yourself: it's smaller than the one in Paris, but the Arch of Triumph on the western edge of Cienfuegos' serene central park catapults the plaza…

  • Statue of Benny Moré

    Cienfuegos

    Before you hit the Malecón, at the intersection of Av 54 and Paseo del Prado you can pay your respects to this life-sized likeness of the Cienfuegos-born…

  • Centro Recreativo la Punta

    Cienfuegos

    Lovers come to watch the sunset amid sea-framed greenery at the gazebo on the extreme southern tip of this park. The bar is also popular with local police…

  • Juragua Nuclear Power Plant

    Cienfuegos

    Across the bay from Cienfuegos with its dome clearly visible from the city is the infamous, but never completed, Juragua nuclear power plant, a planned…

  • Museo Histórico Naval Nacional

    Cienfuegos

    Close to the railway tracks, five blocks northwest of Parque José Martí, is this crenelated blue and white museum, dating from 1933. It's housed in the…

  • Museo Provincial

    Cienfuegos

    Poorly presented, slightly grubby museum on the south side of Parque José Martí that proffers a microcosm of Cienfuegos' history including a few…

  • Casa del Fundador

    Cienfuegos

    On the southeastern corner of Parque José Martí stands the city's oldest building, once the residence of city founder Louis D'Clouet and now a souvenir…

  • Colegio San Lorenzo

    Cienfuegos

    On the east side of Teatro Café Tomás, this building with its striking colonnaded facade was constructed during the 1920s with funds left by wealthy city…

  • Parque de Esculturas

    Cienfuegos

    This park near the Club Cienfuegos at the beginning of the Punta Gorda Peninsula is festooned with a motley collection of modern sculptures.