To
Do in Matanzas
Casa de José
Jacinto Milanés
Museum
Milanés, e/Jovellanos y Matanzas
Matanzas
Casa de Miguel
Failde Pérez
Museum
Velarde #95
Matanzas
The
first person to play a Danzon at the Matanzas Lyceum was young
clarinet player Miguel Failde Perez, who on the 1st of January,
1879, directed his typical band of wind instruments, playing
his composition called Las alturas de Simpson (Simpson Heights),
which is a very popular neighborhood in that city founded
in 1693. He thus opened a new chapter in Cuban music. The
band was integrated by a trumpet, a trombone, an ophicleide
(figle), two clarinets, two violins, a bass, kettledrums and
guiro.
Cueva Grande
De Santa Catalina
Monument
Matanzas
Cayo Jorajuría
Monument
Martí
Matanzas
Cueva
de Simpson
Monument
Matanzas
Castillo
de San Severino
Carretera
del Puerto, Zona Franca
Its dimension place
it among the largest Spanish fortresses in the Americas. Perched
on the western side of the Matanzas bay, it was acompleted
in 1734 with the aim of protecting trade in the area, while
also guarding the eastern flank of Havana against pirate attacks.
It is a National Monument.
| Cuevas
de Bellamar |
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Ciudad
de Matanzas
|
Cueva
de la Melodía
Sistema Cavernario Bellamar
Monumento
Matanzas
Monserrat Hermitage
In spired on
a temple of similar name in Catalonia, Spain, it was completed
in 1872.
It has four statues, representing the four Catalonian regions;
Lerida, Gerona, Tarragona, and Barcelona, and commands a complete
view of Matanzas city and the Yumuri valley.
| Museo
Farmacéutico |
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Museo
Milanés #4951
Its founders, doctors
Ernest Triolet y Juan Fermin de Figueroa, opened a French
pharmacy at January 1th 1982, and started after what
has now become a valuable collection of the original
porcelain bottles and containers, kept on hard wood
shelves, together with a large set of mid 19th century
laboratory objects and tools. It includes more than
one million prescriptions with original formulas for
the preperations of natural medications. The collection
is said to be the most important exhibit of its kind
outside od France. |
Museo de
los Bomberos
Institución
Plaza de la Vigía
Matanzas
| Museo
Memorial “El Morrillo” |
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Km.
1,5
Canimar
Built upon request
by prominent local landowners, it was completed in the
second decade of the 18th century. In 1975 it was fully
renovated, then in 1991 it was proclaimed a National
monument. |
Museo Provincial
(Palacio de
Junco)
Museum
Milanés, e/Magdalena y Ayllón
Matanzas
| Museo
de Arte de Matanzas |
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Contreras
#36
Matanzas |
| Plaza
de la Libertad |
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Matanzas'
second most important colonial plaza, it dates back from
1800. Overlooking are the Sala White, a theater constructed
in 1863 in tribute to famous violinist Jose White; the
Triolet Pharmaceutical Museum; and the Government House,
built in 1853. |
| Plaza
de La Vigía |
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Centro
Histórico Urbano
Magdalena, e/ Milanés y Río
Original Urban
core, around which the city was later expanded. In its
surroundings are important buildings like Teatro Sauto,
Museo Palacio de Junco, and the firefighter station,
among others. |
Santa Iglesia
Catedral
San Carlos Borromeo
286 No. 8304, e/83 y 85
Matanzas
Segunda
Plaza de Armas
Park
Ayuntamiento, e/Milanés y Contreras
Matanzas
| Teatro
“Sauto” |
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Magdalena,
e/Milanés y Medio
A neo-classical
architectural jewel, of outstanding acoustic characteritics,
founded on April 6th, 1863. It was proclaimed a national
Monument in 1978, and has served as seasonal venue for
ballet, opera, zarzuela, concert, music, variety shows,
and drama. It is considered one of the most important
cultural institutions in Latin America. |
Valle del Yumurí
Monument
Valle del Yumurí
Matanzas
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