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Remedios Town, Villa Clara. Cuba
- Destination: Villa Clara
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Description Interesting Places: Remedios Town, Villa Clara. Cuba
The city of Remedios was one of the first villages founded by Spanish colonizers in the XVI century. Its foundation took place on May 3, 1513, but in the beginnings it was a private property of Vasco Porcallo de Figueroa, a Spanish conqueror Captainand a man with enough influence in court and among the main representatives of the monarchy in America, to give himself the prerogative to make of that small village and the surroundings areas, his private lands, with no government, until a few years later when it first district council was formed, becoming the eighth Cuban village from then on, in spite of having being established before some the seven others.
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Remedios Town
Lat:22.49350 Lon:-79.54630
The city of Remedios was one of the first villages founded by Spanish colonizers in the XVI century.…
Ernesto Che Guevara Memorial MuseumLat:22.40260 Lon:-79.97940
Solemn place located at the entrance of the so-called City of Che. The memorial is the burial place…
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Parrandas Remedianas Museum
Lat:22.49580 Lon:-79.54530
Its dedicate to Parrandas, popular fiestas deeply rooted in this Villa Clara’s town, as well as…
Museum of the Sugar CaneLat:22.59290 Lon:-79.85610
Enjoy the reality of a past and present time in the Sugar cane agro-industrial enterprise in the country.…
Armored TrainLat:22.40988 Lon:-79.96049
Located in the city of Santa Clara, it is quite a unique attraction for those lovers of Cuba’s…
Museum of Decorative Arts Villa ClaraLat:22.40740 Lon:-79.96480
It is located in the very core of the city, across from the beautiful Parque Vidal. It treasures excellent…
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Caguanes
Lat:22.38210 Lon:-79.12670
This park in north-central Cuba contains marine, land and swampy areas, with a wealth of well-preserved…
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Ernesto Che Guevara Memorial Museum
Lat:22.40260 Lon:-79.97940
Solemn place located at the entrance of the so-called City of Che. The memorial is the burial place…
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To the north it limits with the Atlantic Ocean; to the west with Matanzas; to the south with Cienfuegos, and to the east with Sancti Spíritus provinces. This is Villa Clara, a destination with more than 800 000 inhabitants in a territorial surface of 7 943 , Km². You can reach it by plane through the airport of the provincial capital and the one in Cayo Las Brujas, both for medium and small size airplanes.
By road you can get here through the National Freeway and the Central Highway. The city of Villa Clara opens up to tourism with a solid proposal supported by the virginity of its keys, more than 17 , Km of paradisiacal beaches and its historical-cultural patrimony that enhances all the natural attractiveness of the territory.
Among the main exponents we have Ernesto Che Guevara Memorial where the Heroic Guerrilla fighter's remains rest next to those of his comrades from Bolivia. The monument depicting the derailing of the Armoured Train, a place linked to the Cuban recent history, is another of the places related to the figure of Che.
Places such as La Caridad Theatre, National Monument and a symbol of Cuban neoclassical architecture, the existence and permanency of one of the oldest universities in Cuba, Leoncio Vidal Park, the boulevard, José Martí Library and the Museum of Decorative Art, are cultural emblematic places of the city. Next to it, we have the city of Remedios, the eighth village founded by the Spaniards in the Island and where the Parrandas de Remedios, one of the oldest popular festivities in Cuba, are originated. In this city there is also located the biggest Parochial Church (16th century) with its Baroque altars laminated in gold, it is the most valuable exponent in the city, where the famous musician Alejandro García Caturla was born.
On the north coast of the province, Santa María, Las Brujas and Ensenachos keys are located, well-known as La Rosa Blanca de Jardines del Rey, deal for the practice of diving. A travel around the spa of mineral-medicinal waters of Elguea and a boat ride on the great artificial lake, a stay in Villa La Granjita, and a typical Cuban lunch Black River at Villa Clara's Escambray, are options to keep in mind for those who arrive to the most central province in Cuba.
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Close to Santa Clara is the municipality of Remedios, eighth village founded by the Spanish in 1578. In this place, declared a National Monument genuine colonial works that contain relics such as the Parroquia Mayor, the Buen Viaje church, the House of Las Arcadas, that of the Alférez Real and the birthplace of Alejandro García Caturla, today the Museum of Music. As part of the most ancient cultural traditions of the region, the world famous Parrandas de Remedio (Revels of the city of Remedios) stand out