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30-m (100-ft) bell tower, with VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
three levels, was added in the
18th century, and the octagonal Practical Information
Cristo de la Humildad y la Sancti Spíritus. Road Map C3.
Paciencia chapel, built next to * 140,000. n Cubatur, Calle
the church in the 19th century, Máximo Gómez 7, (41) 328 518.
has a remarkable half-dome. Transport
@ Carretera Central, km 2.
Parque Serafín Sánchez £ Avenída Jesús Menéndez.
The heart of the city consists of
a tranquil square with trees and
a charming glorieta (gazebo), Environs
surrounded by Neo-Classical Around 8 km (5 miles) east of
buildings. A national monument, Sancti Spíritus, in the direction
the park is dedicated to Serafín of Ciego de Ávila, nature lovers
Sánchez, a local hero in the wars and fans of fishing can enjoy
of independence, whose house Presa Zaza, an artificial lake well
The interior of the Parroquial Mayor is open to the public in the stocked with trout and black bass.
during mass nearby Calle de Céspedes. Tours of the lake depart from
In the evenings, the plaza is the Zaza hotel, while the shores
R Parroquial Mayor del a popular gathering place. are ideal spots for birdwatching.
Espíritu Santo The most notable buildings Presa Zaza is Cuba’s largest
Calle Agramonte Oeste 58. Tel (41) here are the Centro de man-made lake but has suffered
324 855. Open 9–11am & 2–5pm Patrimonio, with from low water levels in recent
Tue–Sat, 8–11am Sun. 5 8pm Tue & broad stained-glass years. Ask at Cubatur for details.
Thu, 5pm Wed & Fri, 10am Sun. windows and Seville
Using money donated by Don mosaics, the large
Ignacio de Valdivia, the local Biblioteca (library),
mayor, the present church was and the Hotel Perla
built of stone in 1680, over the de Cuba, one of the
original 16th-century wooden most exclusive
church that had been destroyed hotels in Cuba in the
by pirates. It is one of Cuba’s early 1900s and now
oldest churches. The simple and a shopping centre.
solid building is reminiscent of The Hotel Plaza,
the parish churches of Andalusia, whose bar is popular
and still has its original, exquisitely with locals, is part of a Chatting in the Parque Serafín Sánchez in the evening,
worked wooden ceilings. The colonial building. a popular pastime

The Centre
of Sancti Spíritus CEIGO DE ÁVILA
Presa Zaza
SANTA CLARA
1 Yayabo Bridge MACEO
2 Teatro Principal EL PICO CALDERÓN MÁXIMO GÓMEZ Hotel Perla AVE. DE LOS
MÁRTIRES
de Cuba
3 Museo de Arte Colonial Hotel
4 Parroquial Mayor del JUAN GÓMEZ PLACIDO PARQUE Plaza
SERAFÍN
Espíritu Santo PANCHITO GÓMEZ TORO Biblioteca SÁNCHEZ
5 Casa de la Trova F.E. BROCHE
6 Parque Serafín Sánchez MANOLO SOLANO E. VALDES MUÑOZ
7 Biblioteca RAIMUNDO DE PISA
Casa de
8 Hotel Perla de Cuba la Trova HO NORATO
9 Hotel Plaza Río Yayabo Parroquial Mayor
del Espíritu Santo
Museo de CALLE MAXIM O GÓMEZ A G R A M O N T E
Arte Colonial
0 metres 300 Teatro A. RODRÍGUEZ
Principal
0 yards 300 PADRE QUINTERO MANUELICO DÍAZ CALLE INDEPENDENCIA GILBERTO ZEQUEIRA
C A L L E M A R T Í
MENÉNDEZ EDUARDO R. CHIBAS (PAULA) CALLE PLACIDO A N T O L I N G A R C I A (G LO R I A )
Yayabo
JESÚS
Bridge
Train HERNÁN LÓPEZ
Station (SANTA BARBARA)
SAN FÉLIX Iglesia Jesús
TRINIDAD Nazareno DIEGO VELÁZQUEZ
For keys to symbols see back flap
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