This is a very pleasant, large, open square. This UNESCO World heritage site is a great place to explore the buildings around it's edges, have a bite to eat in a street side cafe, or to just sit a people watch. Just a few of the buildings and sights to explore here are, Statue of Jose mart, Theatre Tomas Terry, Cathedral de la Purisma and Casa de Cultura
Lovely to sit in the evenings watching locals kicking a soccer balls, theater goers enjoying Theatro Terry, art lovers checking out the fair and music lovers heading to the corner
Cienfuegos is a picturesque colonial town situated on the south coast of Cuba. The old city and central square Plaza Jose Marti are in French colonial style. There is a well-maintained garden in the middle of the square with a statue of Jose Marti in centre.The biggest sight is the Theatre Thomas Terry, situated bythis square. Classical theatre building, large, with authentical decor, mosaics and ceiling frescoes, was opened 1895 and welcomed such artists as Enrico Caruso and Anna Pavlova. Plaza is a most romantic place in the evening, when sun goes down and street singer performes "Besame mucho"
This town is run down but beautiful...the colorful column lined streets provide shade, and provide this city with a unique architectural inheritance.The Plaza is quite grand, and the Thomas Terry Theater is a perfect example of colonial know how....keep things light, airy and cool.
This plaza is so much better kept up than where we visited in Havana. The museum was quite interesting with a variety of art and history, and the statue of Jose Marti speaks for itself. I have a few pics,but can't figure out how to attach.
It is an impressive square with most of the important buildings to be visited in Cienfuegos. very nice to sit here on a bench under the trees in daylight and watch what is going on around!
Enjoyed the architecture and watching the people and hearing the history. Would recommend it for any first time visitor.
This is a nice spot to rest and admire the surrounding buildings. We were grateful to find a place to sit in the gazebo to rest our feet and enjoy the shade.
The Arch of Triumph, dedicated to Cuban independence, gives the Plaza Jose Marti a very distinctive look. A marble statue of Jose Marti is in the center of this lovely square in the heart of Cienfuegos. Surrounding the square on all sides are many magnificent buildings. The cathedral dates from 1869, the theater built between 1887 and 1889. The Museo Provincial is worth a stop and, although the Palacio de Gobierno doesn't allow visitors, it is worth a peek through the front door. After strolling through around the square it is fun to walk the boulevard with its shops and cafes and also find the street markets in side streets .Very worth the visit!
the structures of their old buildings, the richness of their history and the pride they show, also there is lots of opportunities to buy souvenirs and I spend an hour in a cigar shop in their hunidor room where I had A Cohiba and an expresso (the expresso cost .50 pesos