Getting Here
We went to Trinidad from Cienfuegos. It’s a one hour bus ride. Cuban buses were notoriously on time, sometimes they leave even earlier than the scheduled time. You have to go to the office of the bus station the day before and register your name with passport number. Then the next day you need to arrive little earlier, pay for the tickets, once all the registered passengers are onboard, the bus leaves, even if it is earlier than schedule. Ride was pleasant, buses were tourist coaches, air conditioned, and clean. We both fell a sleep, one hour or so later we woke up in the 18th century.Trinidad is a town where no one sleeps much, daily free music till 5am at the town centre. Music is an important aspect of the Trinidadian culture, you can just sit on the cobblestone steps of Casa de la Musica and listen to great music, or dance on the street to the samba. If you really feel like dancing the night away head on to Disco Ayala (yes a disco in an underground cave). Great thing about Trinidad is you can discover the whole town by foot.
Things to do
In the middle of the city you can find Plaza Mayor. Church of Wholly Trinity is around the corner of the Plaza Mayor. You can find a coffee trader and buy some locally grown beans, roasted right in front of you, to your liking.
We went on a hike, passing Disco Ayala, where you get the most breath taking views of Trinidad. On the way back to the city centre from the hike we were invited inside a local house to observe a Santería altar (a religious tradition of African origin that was developed in Cuba).
El Nicho Waterfall is about 1.5 hour drive from Trinidad, its definitely worth your time to see and go for a dip in crystal clear water.
Dinning
There are so many restaurants to dine in Trinidad, with delicious seafood. Restaurante Cubita Santander – is our favourite. Has the most delicious seafood stew.. Paladar El Criollo has daily live music + delicious food + best sunset from the roof top patio in town, making a perfect evening.
During the day time Trinidad has the open market. Streets full of handcrafted items. Trinidad also rich in Painters. You can find beautiful painting shops all over the town.
As per the people, no difference, as usual Cubans are friendly, and inviting.
Where to stay?
we stayed with the locals, in Casa Particulars. Beautiful people in and out. Best coffee we ever tasted was in one of the Casa Particulars in Trinidad.
Paul
This sounds amazing! I always wanted to got to Cuba when I lived in Canada, and it seems I’ve missed my very narrow window now that I live in the U.S., with Spray Tan man shutting down easy travel again. But I am sure things will change once again, although I would hate for American tourism to change the culture and people that you describe in your travels, and I have half thought that maybe it was a good thing that tRump shut down easy access to this beautiful place again. It’s the kind of in-depth, immersive wanderings that hold true to the spirit of Cuba’s people. Thank you for sharing your journey!
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Stunning quest there. What happened after? Good luck! Carine Welbie Cohbert
Indika
Nothing happened, we continued to Vinales
Indika
Hi Elliot, thanks for the observation, can you tell us which page this is happening. It is possible as I changed the global fonts recently.
Pls let us know what page this is happening, you can also send me any other details – screenshot to indika@gratefuldiaries.com
Thank you very much for your input.
Indika
manhwaland
I appreciate you sharing this blog article.Really looking forward to read more. Cool.
Indika
Thank you manhwaland, and thank you for visiting our site. We had the most awesome time in Trinidad, we will visit again. There is lot more to say about Trinidad, I just need to find the time to put them in our site.
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Thanks 🙂