Trinidad Travel Guide

Any tour around the historical center of Trinidad, a city declared the Patrimony of Humanity in 1988, should start in the Plaza Mayor, around which the city grew. Although only 18th and 19th-century buildings remain today, it is known that a church with a thatched roof had been built here by about 1620, in the very place where the Parroquial Mayor de Sancti Spíritus now stands. This temple was consecrated in 1892 after several reconstructions. The palaces and mansions of the Brunet, Padrón, Sánchez-Iznaga and Ortíz families, which have surrounded the square since the early 19th century, have become during the last decades the Museo Romántico, Museo de Arqueología Guamuhaya, Museo de Arquitectura and the Casa Ortiz, a gallery of art.

The blocks around the Plaza Mayor contain other interesting buildings, including the Palacio Cantero where the Museo de Historia is located, and the Palacio Iznaga, which has not yet been restored. Other historic buildings house cultural institutions such as...