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Overview

Trinidad is one of a kind, a perfectly preserved Spanish colonial settlement where the clocks stopped in 1850 and 鈥� apart from a zombie invasion of tourists 鈥� have yet to restart. Huge sugar fortunes amassed in the nearby Valle de los Ingenios during the early 19th century created colonial-style mansions bedecked with Italian frescoes, Wedgwood china and French chandeliers.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Museo Historico Municipal and rooftops.

    Museo Hist贸rico Municipal

    Trinidad

    Just off Plaza Mayor, this grandiose mansion, Trinidad's main museum, belonged to the Borrell family from 1827 to 1830. Later it passed to a German鈥�

  • Casa Templo de Santer铆a Yemay谩

    Casa Templo de Santer铆a Yemay谩

    Trinidad

    You will need some luck to find this religious center in action. While no Santer铆a museum can replicate the ethereal experience of Regla de Ocha (also鈥�

  • Museo Nacional de la Lucha Contra Bandidos

    Museo Nacional de la Lucha Contra Bandidos

    Trinidad

    The most recognizable building in Trinidad, this dilapidated pastel-yellow bell tower occupies the former convent of San Francisco de As铆s. Since 1986 it鈥�

  • Maqueta de Trinidad

    Maqueta de Trinidad

    Trinidad

    Opened in 2014 and encased in the beautifully restored Casa Frias, this scale model of Trinidad's casco hist贸rico displays amazing attention to detail 鈥�

  • Museo Rom谩ntico

    Museo Rom谩ntico

    Trinidad

    The ground floor of the glittering Palacio Brunet was built in 1740, and the upstairs was added in 1808. In 1974 the mansion was converted into a museum鈥�

  • Iglesia Parroquial de la Sant铆sima Trinidad

    Iglesia Parroquial de la Sant铆sima Trinidad

    Trinidad

    Despite its unremarkable facade, this church on the northeastern side of Plaza Mayor graces countless Trinidad postcards. Rebuilt in 1892 on the site of a鈥�

  • Museo de Arquitectura Trinitaria

    Museo de Arquitectura Trinitaria

    Trinidad

    A public display of wealth sits on the southeastern side of Plaza Mayor in a museum showcasing upper-class domestic architecture of the 18th and 19th鈥�

  • Plaza Santa Ana

    Plaza Santa Ana

    Trinidad

    Located on the eponymous square, which delineates Trinidad's northeastern reaches, is a former Spanish prison (1844) that has been converted into the鈥�

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