{"id":61245,"date":"2020-01-30T18:38:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T17:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mademoiselle-voyage.fr\/what-to-see-in-cienfuegos-halfway-between-playa-larga-and-trinidad\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T11:27:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:27:36","slug":"what-to-see-in-cienfuegos-halfway-between-playa-larga-and-trinidad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mademoiselle-voyage.fr\/en\/what-to-see-in-cienfuegos-halfway-between-playa-larga-and-trinidad\/","title":{"rendered":"What to see in Cienfuegos, halfway between Playa Larga and Trinidad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our time in Cienfuegos was fairly brief, as we had opted to spend just one day there and stay longer in Trinidad or Playa Larga.<\/p>\n

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Located 228 km southeast of Havana and about 1h15 drive from Playa Larga, the town of Cienfuegos<\/strong> is inscrite in Unesco World Heritage<\/strong>. It’s not one of the highlights of this trip, but it’s considered the one of Cuba’s most beautiful colonial cities. Personally, I found the city lacking in life and bustle, preferring Havana or Trinidad, which have an authentic charm all their own. If you’re passing through, you’ll get a great overview of the city in just one day. With a bit of hindsight and depending on what you want to do, we recommend a maximum of 2 days to discover the major attractions of Cienfuegos and the surrounding area.
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What makes this city such a popular stopover for travelers? because Cienfuegos, nicknamed the “Pearl of the South”, is located in the Bay of Jagua and boasts a historic city center. Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 by immigrants from France and Louisiana. When you arrive here, you can still feel the French roots with its 19th-century colonial architecture, quite inspired by French architecture.<\/p>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”.citation-bis”]Did you know?<\/strong> When Christopher Columbus discovered the Gulf in 1494, it was inhabited by the Jagua Indians. The town’s original name was Colonia Fernandina de Jagua. The town was then named Cienfuegos<\/b>, the name of Cuba’s governor general at the time, Jos\u00e9 Cienfuegos<\/b>, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of its foundation. <\/span><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n

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WHAT TO SEE IN CIENFUEGOS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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