TRINIDAD DE CUBA - Spanish Colonial Settlement
Enjoy the warmth and hospitality of the south by staying in a casa particular in Trinidad. My choice was the Casa Damarys - a good choice. Unexpectedly I find another Bodegita del Medio Bar and much more ... The Plaza Mayor of Trinidad is a plaza and an open-air museum of Spanish Colonial architecture. Only a few square blocks in size, the historic plaza area has cobblestone streets, houses in pastel colors with wrought-iron grilles, and colonial-era edifices such as the Santísima Trinidad Cathedral and Convento de San Francisco.
Romantic Museum in Trinidad SABOR COLONIAL . Precioso museo, increible
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Cuba-Trinidad (Cuba's busiest salsa dance floors) Part 11
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In 2004, the municipality of Trinidad had a population of 73,466
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Primero, Segundo, Tercero, Aguacate, Cabagán, Caracusey, Casilda, Guaniquical, Río de Ay, San Francisco, San Pedro and Táyaba.
Trinidad is a town in the province of Sancti Spíritus, central Cuba. Together with the nearby Valle de los Ingenios, it has been one of UNESCOs World Heritage sites since 1988.
Trinidad was founded on December 23, 1514 by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar under the name Villa De la Santísima Trinidad. Francisco Iznaga, a rich Basque landowner in the southern portion of Cuba during the first 30 years of the colonization of Cuba, was elected Mayor of Bayamo in 1540. Iznaga was the originator of a powerful lineage that finally settled in Trinidad where the Torre Iznaga is. His descendents fought for the Independence of Cuba and the Annexation to the US from 1820 to 1900. It is one of the best preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time when the sugar trade was the main industry in the region.
Nowadays, Trinidad's main industry is tobacco processing. The older parts of town are well preserved as the Cuban tourism industry sees benefit from tour groups. In contrast, some parts of town outside the non-tourist areas are very run down and in disrepair, especially in the centre.
Tourism officials like to say Trinidad is a museum in itself. Those visiting the 500-year-old city will find Spanish colonial architecture, underscoring a colonial ambiance that marks the tiny city one of the country's greatest attractions. Only a few square blocks in size, historic Trinidad is famous for its lovely, cobblestone streets, pastel coloured houses with elaborate wrought-iron grills, as well as beautiful palaces and plazas. The city can be toured in a few hours, by foot or by horse-drawn carriage. The city is located near both the Escambray Mountains and the Caribbean coast.
One of the area's notable sights is the Valley of the Sugar Mills, which has been declared a World Heritage Site. The valley has around 70 long-standing sugar mills which serves as a reminder of the importance of sugar to the Cuban economy over the centuries. It has la Torre Iznaga, a 45 meter tower built by Alejo Iznaga Borrell in 1816. Twenty km from the city is Topes de Collantes, one of Cuba's premier ecotourism centres. Another attraction is the Casilda Bay, which attracts both snorkelers and divers. A nearby islet has pristine beaches.
Ancon Beach is a white sand beach which was one of the first new resorts to be developed in Cuba following the 1959 revolution. Along the Ancon Peninsula are three hotels: Hotel Costa Sur (South Coast Hotel), Hotel Ancon and Brisas Trinidad del Mar (opened in 2002)
There are several world class casas de musica, and every night next to the church in plaza major is one of Cuba's busiest dance floors. There are also excellent discothèques, one in a church ruins the other in a huge cave once used as a war time hospital.
Cuba-Trinidad (Unesco City:Trinidad in pictures Part 10
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Trinidad
In 2004, the municipality of Trinidad had a population of 73,466
The municipality is divided into the barrios of Primero, Segundo, Tercero, Aguacate, Cabagán, Caracusey, Casilda, Guaniquical, Río de Ay, San Francisco, San Pedro and Táyaba.
Trinidad is a town in the province of Sancti Spíritus, central Cuba. Together with the nearby Valle de los Ingenios, it has been one of UNESCOs World Heritage sites since 1988.
Trinidad was founded on December 23, 1514 by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar under the name Villa De la Santísima Trinidad. Francisco Iznaga, a rich Basque landowner in the southern portion of Cuba during the first 30 years of the colonization of Cuba, was elected Mayor of Bayamo in 1540. Iznaga was the originator of a powerful lineage that finally settled in Trinidad where the Torre Iznaga is. His descendents fought for the Independence of Cuba and the Annexation to the US from 1820 to 1900. It is one of the best preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time when the sugar trade was the main industry in the region.
Nowadays, Trinidad's main industry is tobacco processing. The older parts of town are well preserved as the Cuban tourism industry sees benefit from tour groups. In contrast, some parts of town outside the non-tourist areas are very run down and in disrepair, especially in the centre.
Tourism officials like to say Trinidad is a museum in itself. Those visiting the 500-year-old city will find Spanish colonial architecture, underscoring a colonial ambiance that marks the tiny city one of the country's greatest attractions. Only a few square blocks in size, historic Trinidad is famous for its lovely, cobblestone streets, pastel coloured houses with elaborate wrought-iron grills, as well as beautiful palaces and plazas. The city can be toured in a few hours, by foot or by horse-drawn carriage. The city is located near both the Escambray Mountains and the Caribbean coast.
One of the area's notable sights is the Valley of the Sugar Mills, which has been declared a World Heritage Site. The valley has around 70 long-standing sugar mills which serves as a reminder of the importance of sugar to the Cuban economy over the centuries. It has la Torre Iznaga, a 45 meter tower built by Alejo Iznaga Borrell in 1816. Twenty km from the city is Topes de Collantes, one of Cuba's premier ecotourism centres. Another attraction is the Casilda Bay, which attracts both snorkelers and divers. A nearby islet has pristine beaches.
Ancon Beach is a white sand beach which was one of the first new resorts to be developed in Cuba following the 1959 revolution. Along the Ancon Peninsula are three hotels: Hotel Costa Sur (South Coast Hotel), Hotel Ancon and Brisas Trinidad del Mar (opened in 2002)
There are several world class casas de musica, and every night next to the church in plaza major is one of Cuba's busiest dance floors. There are also excellent discothèques, one in a church ruins the other in a huge cave once used as a war time hospital.
THE SPLENDOR OF COLONIAL CUBA AND IT'S NOBILITY
The 19th century Spanish Empire saw much of its power weakened by its rival countries (Great Britain and France), it also saw many of its colonies in America being influenced by the republican ideologies of the recently independent United States. In an effort to strengthen its holdings, the Spanish Crown decided to grant titles of nobility to much of the colonial aristocracy. This bestowing of royal grace made the recipients loyal to the Crown, and more assimilated to the Iberian titled nobility. No other Spanish colony received as many grants of noble titles as Cuba, jewel of the Spanish Empire.
The Cuban aristocracy had always attempted to create a second Paris or Madrid in its main cities of Havana, Matanzas and Santiago de Cuba. Elegant, rich decorated manors, governmental buildings, opera houses, play houses, palaces, etc. covered the streets of the capital. The Spanish Crown was not the only entity to award titles of nobility, theCatholic Church made use of its authority to also award titles in the island. Families, through marriage and inheritance, also bore European titles, such as those from France, Italy(including the former Kingdom of Naples and the Two Sicilies) as well as Germany.
The non-Royal titles issued in Cuba follow the Spanish designation and resembled those of continental Europe. They were those of: Duke (Duque), Marquis (Marqués), Count(Conde), Viscount (Vizconde), Baron (Barón), Lord (Señor) - in that line of importance and social standing. The title of Grandee of Spain was usually annexed to another noble title but may also be bestowed on a person without a traditional noble title, in the last case the person would have Grandee of Spain written after his name; all Grandees are addressed as Excellency, the title being equal to that of a Duke and all Dukes are Grandees. Titles bestowed often had the name of a place in Cuba (e.g. Marqués de Pinar del Rio, Conde de Yumurí), the surname of the family (e.g. Marqués de Azpesteguia, Conde de Casa (house) Montalvo) or in remembrance of some Royal favor or deed (e.g. Marqués de la Gratitud, Marqués de la Real Proclamación), .
After the revolution of 1898, many of these nobles stayed in the island, or moved to other former Spanish colonies, such as Puerto Rico; some returned to Spain. Although the new Republic of Cuba did not give itself the power to create and bestow new titles of nobility, it did not interfere with the already established tradition. Many families who possessed noble titles continued to use them, and the public respected their historical meaning and social position. This all changed when Castro's revolution took control of the island; soon the Communist government moved against these nobles, forcing many to return to Spain or into exile in the United States. The last titled nobleman to live in Cuba, Don Ignacio Ponce de León y Ponce de León, Marqués de Aguas Claras and Count de Ponce de León y Maroto died in La Habana in 1973.
TRINIDAD de Cuba, que faire dans la vieille ville Coloniale ? Quels sites visiter ?
Nous vous proposons deux épisodes pour découvrir Trinidad de Cuba, dans le premier nous vous ferons visiter la vieille ville puis dans le second nous explorerons les environs de la vallée des ingenios aux iles et fonds marins au large.
Trinidad fut fondée en 1514 par le conquistador espagnol Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar et a longtemps vécu grâce à la canne à sucre. La ville est réputée pour son centre historique à l'architecture coloniale inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO depuis 1988.
Restaurée, la ville n'a rien perdu de son charme colonial. Les rues pavées et les maisons aux couleurs pastel contribuent à donner l'impression que le temps s'est arrêté depuis l'époque coloniale. Du XVIIe au XIXe siècle, la ville fut au centre du commerce du sucre et des esclaves. Les bâtiments qui circonscrivent Plaza Mayor témoignent de la richesse des propriétaires de l'époque.
Nous allons nous balader dans les rues de cette vieille cité, nous passerons notamment par Plaza mayor qui considérée comme l’un des ensembles urbanistiques les plus homogènes de la période coloniale de Cuba. Nous passerons aussi par le Musée municipal général à l’intérieur de l’ancien palais Cantero qui a été décoré par des peintres locaux et italiens. Il recèle désormais le devenir historique de la ville à travers les armes, le mobilier, les arts et les documents. Sa tour de trois étages - emblématique de Trinidad - offre une vue panoramique sur la ville et ses environs. Nous monterons la colline jusqu'à l'émetteur.
Cuban Art From the Collection of Eduardo & Dori González
Watch as Carmen Melián, Senior Specialist, Latin American Art, discusses two remarkable works long held in a private collection of Cuban art. Retratode Marîa Luisa Gómez Mena was painted by Mario Carreño and Tres Músicos by Cundo Bermúdez. Both artists were key members of the Cuban vanguardia, a breakaway movement in Cuba that advocated modernism and nationalism and will be offered in our Latin American Art Modern & Contemporary Auction on 28 & 29 May.
Cuba day3: Trinidad and Playa Ancon
We spent the morning exploring the old centre of Trinidad, with visits to a state ration shop and the Municipal Museum. The afternoon was spent beside the Caribbean on the lovely Playa Ancon.
Trinidad, Cuba: 500 years of History
Trinidad is so highly praised that you just have to ask yourself if it is really praiseworthy. Its reputation, however, is more than well-deserved. UNESCO honored the city as a World heritage Site in 1988 and it already had been declared a National Monument within Cuba. The richness of Trinidad's colonial architecture justifies these honorific titles entirely, given that it is one of the finest colonial towns in all the Americas.
The many interesting nooks and crannies; its cobbled streets paved with the stone used as ballasts in the ships of early Spanish traders; its excellent 18th- and 19th-century houses, mansions and palaces; its red-tiled roofs; its wrought-iron grated windows and stained glass arches, its plazas and the maze of odd streets in the center of the town make Trinidad one of Cuba's greatest attractions. Walking down the cobblestone streets of one of the first towns founded in Cuba by the Spanish settlers on the site of a small Taino settlement in 1514 is like traveling to the past.
The Villa de la Santísima Trinidad--Town of the Holy Trinity--as it was named by the Spanish governor Diego Velázquez, is located in a beautiful and privileged spot in the center of the island, just off the Caribbean Sea.
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A Journey through Cuba
Historically Santiago de Cuba has long been the second most important city on the island after Havana, and still remains the second largest. It is on a bay connected to the Caribbean Sea and is an important sea port. In 2004 the city of Santiago de Cuba had a population of about 494,337 people.
Santiago was also the home of the revolutionary hero, Frank País. On July 26, 1953, the Cuban Revolution began with an ill-prepared armed attack on the Moncada Barracks by a small contingent of rebels led by Fidel Castro. Shortly after this disastrous incident, País began talking with students and young working people informally, drawing around him what became an extremely effective urban revolutionary alliance. This developed into highly organized cells coordinating a large scale urban resistance that became instrumental in the success of the Cuban Revolution.
País' group prepared carefully, accruing weapons, collecting money, collecting medical supplies. They published a cheap newsletter that reported news that criticized the government, attempting to counter Batista's censorship.[7]
In the summer of 1955, País' organization merged with Castro's July 26 Movement. País became the leader of the new organization in Oriente province.
On January 1, 1959, Fidel Castro proclaimed the victory of the Cuban Revolution from a balcony on Santiago de Cuba's city hall.
Santiago de Cuba was the hometown of poet José María Heredia. It houses a museum that displays the extensive art collection of the Bacardí family.
Santiago de Cuba is well known for its cultural life. Some of Cuba's most famous musicians, including Compay Segundo, Ibrahim Ferrer and Eliades Ochoa (all of whom participated in the Buena Vista Social Club) and trova composer Ñico Saquito (Benito Antonio Fernández Ortiz) were born in the city or in one of the villages surrounding it. They have contributed to the typical, country-like music of the city.
Furthermore, Santiago de Cuba is well-known for its traditional dances, most notably son, from which salsa has been derived, and guaguancó, which is accompanied by percussion music only. The city is also well-known for its Carnival, which is strangely enough celebrated in July. During Carnival, traditional conga music is played in the streets on a traditional pentatonic trumpet, called the trompeta china.
A relatively high number of residents of the city adhere to Afro-Cuban religions, most notably santería. The city hosts an important community of descendants from Haitian immigrants from the 19th century. Some aspects of the religious vodún heritage of the city can be traced back to this community.
In the city there are multiple architectural styles, from Baroque to neoclassical. Of special interest are the wooded parks, the steep streets, colonial buildings with huge windows and crowded balconies. Preserved historical treasures include the first home in the Americas, the first cathedral in Cuba, the first copper mine opened in the Americas and the first Cuban museum.
The local citadel of San Pedro de la Roca is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the most complete, best-preserved example of Spanish-American military architecture, based on Italian and Renaissance design principles
The Baconao Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Biosphere Reserve List in 1987
Holguin is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Ciudad de la Habana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the northeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín (the capital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa.
The province has a population of slightly over one million people. Its territory exceeds 9,300 km2 (3,600 sq mi), 25 percent of which are covered by forest.
Cayo Saetia is an island formed artificially at the beginning of the XX century when cutting the Entrecascos peninsula for a channel of some 100m of longitude built to unite the bays of Levisa and Cabonico with the purpose of facilitating the sailing between both points. It is located in the Nipe Bay, in the North coast of Cuba, it belongs to the Mayarí municipality in the oriental province of Holguín. For their natural securities this area has been incorporate to the National System of Protected Areas of Cuba with the Natural Park category. The access to Cayo Saetia is carried out for the marine, air road (using a helicopter) or simply in a means of terrestrial transport through the small drawbridge that unites it with the main island.
Cayo Saetia is an uninhabited place that even conserves its wild environment in an almost virgin state that offers the unique opportunity to carry out a safari among the forest under a conception of Natural Park.
It possesses 12 almost virgin beaches and a sea that it seems a peaceful lagoon where the surf is hardly a caress. You laud lovers of the diving they can enjoy an extensive coralline barrier that skirts the coast of the Key.
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- Here in Havana you should enjoy a tour of the cities main sites, an evening at the Bueno Vista Social Club, and trip to one of her many museums. You'll need at least a couple of days, its a very fun place. Most cultural holidays to Cuba will start in Havana, a city of magnificent decaying colonial architecture, monuments and parks, museums and galleries, music and bars and large old American cars. -
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On a sunny January day in Santiago de Cuba, Oriente, 13 students at the University of Miami’s School of Architecture scurried through the halls of the Church of Santa Lucia looking for the iconic eyes among the wooden crosses and stone masonry of the Colonial-style sanctuary.
The unusual scavenger hunt was one of the many highlights of a recent 11-day trip to the island by architecture students.
Their mission, as part of the Historic Preservation and Documentation of Historic Buildings studio class, was to begin the refurbishing process for the Church of Santa Lucia, built in 1701 and one of 12 churches that were designated to the World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund. They are considered cultural heritage sites that face imminent challenges.
This time-lapse video was produced by UM's Center for Computational Science.
Cuba Highlights (Photo calendar)
A photographic journey through the largest island of the Caribbean.
A trip to Cuba is a journey into a living museum: architectural masterpieces from colonial times in cities like Havana and Camagüey, tens of thousands of classic American cars from the 1950s cruising along the streets of the island and a lot of unspoiled nature, as in the Viñales Valley, the center of tobacco cultivation or in the mountains around Trinidad. Enjoy the colorful diversity of the island with this calendar.
Calendar for Great Britain
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Calendar for Germany and Austria
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Calendrier pour la France
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art colonial museum old havana cuba - inhavana
History must be treasured. The new generations have the right to know the past. That is the work of the Museum of Colonial Art. Located in the Cathedral Square, in Old Havana, this property was rescued from destruction. Since 1969 it has exhibited collections of objects from the colonial past, all of incalculable value.
Cuba Travel, Trinidad Cuba, Hotel Beach Resort, 2010 Travel Video
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This high definition Trinidad travel video was shot in Cuba in 2010. The video features images from the Trinidad area and includes shots of Playa Ancon's all inclusive beach hotels and resorts. La Boca and the Valle de los Ingenios are all so featured.
The video begins in the heart of Trinidad at the Plaza Mayor. This historic city centre is home to a number of colonial mansions and museums that document the history of the area. Video from the plaza resembles that of an outdoor living museum.
The Palacio Cantero houses the Museo Historico Municipal, a museum that features prominently in the video and includes both interior and exterior shots. The view from the watchtower is spectacular.
Looking north from the tower we see the Sierra del Escambray Mountains. Having traveled from Santa Clara to Trinidad we show the viewers just how rough and steep this area is and have advised viewers to think twice before driving this route.
South of Trinidad is Playa Ancon where three all inclusive beach resorts are located on what is arguably the best beach on the south coast of Cuba. Individual videos from these resorts will be uploaded to the codecuba website soon.
La Boca located 5 kilometers southwest of Trinidad is another area that we are producing a video for. This small seaside town boasts first rate Casa's and the sunsets are amazing.
The video finishes up with a short tour of the Manaca Iznaga plantation located in the Valle de los Ingenios. Highlights include exterior views from the 44-meter watchtower located on the plantation. Interior shots of the plantation mansion which now houses a bar and restaurant are also included.
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Cuba Tourism, Trinidad,Brunet Palace,Romantic Museum
Cuba tourism: interior details of the Brunet Palace or Romantic Museum in Trinidad. Trinidad is a Unesco World Heritage Site
Casa Obrapia, Soultime Travel, Havana
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Travel tips for visiting Havana, Cuba, the most historic city in the carribean!
La Havana is one of the world's great cities, filled with history, culture and stunning colonial architecture. This video slideshow introduces the city- from Fortaleza el Morro, el capitolio the Malecon, the Tropicana and the Capri hotel to the historic Unesco downtown- even the local transportation is covered as well as some travel tips!
Santander Ceramics Studio, Trinidad, Cuba.
Santander has continued the family tradition of pottery for years and years in the town of Trinidad.
The story goes back to colonial times when in the year 1892, a Spanish immigrant, taught him the art of pottery to a young man named Santander. The first apprentice and incorporated this knowledge started to spread in the family. Formed including a workshop, which was what gave them the forced foot facility for the first potter who had traded construction materials and pottery. Like all the early beginnings were quite rudimentary instruments such as the first round that took the workshop was built with wood from a barrel of wine, and the first pieces were not achieved until two years later, in 1894. Over time they incorporated better tools and improved all around that was instrumental in the quality of ceramics. Roger, the son of Modesto Santander developed and became a thriving business for the time between their parts included vases, jars, water filters, pots, and jugs, achieving a varied production of high demand by villagers and other regions.
What began as a production crucial to the town of bricks, third, and lime, became a pottery business and with more artistic and economic nuances.
Today each family member has his own workshop, but essentially they all work the pottery each has achieved expertise in various sectors of the same ceramic decorative utilitarian objects.