Cienfuegos, located on the Caribbean coast, 250 km from Havana, is the capital of the province of the same name and a major seaport, and the main revenue comes from the trade in tobacco, coffee and sugar. The historical center of the city was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The Cubans call Cienfuegos "the southern pearl", and literally Cienfuegos means "hundreds of fires."
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How to get to Cienfuegos
Jaime González Airport is located 5 km from the city and accepts flights from Montreal and Toronto, as well as domestic flights from Havana.
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By bus
The bus station is located on Calle 49 between Avs 56 and 58. Víazul buses depart twice daily from Cienfuegos to Havana (cost 20 convertible Cuban pesos (CUC), journey time 5 h, departure time 9:25 and 16:55) and in Trinidad (6 CUC, 2 h, 12:25 and 16:55). And at 6:30 from Cienfuegos a mini bus (10 CUC) is sent to Trinidad, which connects with other shuttle buses.
In just 1 CUC, local buses will take tourists to Rancho Luna and Pasacaballo, and for 4 CUC to Playa Girón - places with stunning beaches.
Astro operates flights to Camaguey (13 CUC, 7 hours, twice a day), Havana (14 CUC, 5 hours, 5 times a day), Santa Clara (3 CUC, 2 hours, twice a day), Santiago de -Cube (26 CUC, 2 h, once a day) and Trinidad (3 CUC, 2 h, twice a day).
By train
The train station is opposite the bus station, at the corner of Av 58 and Calle 49. If the trains are not canceled, what happens in Cienfuegos is quite often, from there you can get to Havana (9.5 CUC, 10 h, once a day), Santa Clara (2.1 CUC, 2 h, twice daily) and Sancti Spiritus (5.2 CUC, 5 h, twice daily).
Climate
Clearly +28 ° С in the afternoon +23 ° С at night ° С water |
Overcast +27 ° С in the afternoon +23 ° С at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light rain +27 ° С in the afternoon +23 ° С at night ° С water |
| Cienfuegos weather forecast for 10 days | ||
Warm ocean climate with a pleasant breeze. The peak of the thermometer reaches 31-32 degrees in the period from June to October, the minimum at 15-16 degrees - from December to March. The rainy season in Cienfuegos lasts from May to November.
Transport
When there is fuel, then on a 120-seat ferry boat you can swim to the fortress of Castillo de Jagua (1 CUC, 40 min). The Muelle Real berth is located at the corner of Av 46 and Calle 25. Ferries from Cienfuegos depart at 8:00, 13:00 and at 17:30, from Castillo de Jagua - at 6:30, at 10:00 and at 15:00. Also in Castillo de Jagua, two boats leave from the Pasacaballo hotel.
You can rent a moped in Club Cienfuegos, located on Calle 37, between Avs 10 and 12. Havanautos rental companies in the Hotel Rancho Luna and Micar at the corner of Av 12 and Calle 39 rent cars.
Shopping
On the street Calle 31 between Avs 58 and 60 is the municipal vegetable market, and along Calle 54 street passes the main shopping area of Cienfuegos - El Bulevar.
Kitchen
Caribbean cuisine can be enjoyed at Restaurante Covadonga (Calle 37 between Avs 2 and 0), where, according to legend, in January 1959, Fidel Castro and his partisans ate dinner during their victorious march to Havana. Perhaps, the food here will seem delicious after a two-year stay in the Sierra Maestra mountains, but everyone else may not like it. But the recognized best restaurant in the city center is the 1869 Restaurant, located in the hotel La Unión.
Beaches
Rancho Luna Beach, just 15 km from Cienfuegos, is famous for its golden soft sand. Especially good here is diving - in the areas of Las Playitas and Ensenada de Barreras there are beautiful coral reefs. About 30 dive sites provide an opportunity to see underwater caves, remnants of shipwrecks, as well as whale sharks. On the Rancho Luna beach, the Dolphinarium is very popular with regular shows of dolphins and sea lions.
Another beach, Punta La Cueva, is on the other side of the bay, in the west, and Playa El Inglés is located between Yaguanabo and Guajimico.
Cienfuegos Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions
Of interest is the fortress Castillo de Jagua, located at the entrance to the bay of Bahia de Cienfuegos. The fortress was built by the order of the Spanish King Philip V in 1745 to protect the Caribbean from corsairs and pirates who raided these lands even before the city of Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 ±$
José Martí Park, located in the central square of the city Plaza de Armas, is the main attraction of the city, as it was here that the city of Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 by the French colonists. In honor of this event, a cotton tree was planted in the park.
On the central street of the city, Paseo El Prado, is the Palacio de Valle Palace, built in 1913-1917. in the Neo-Gothic style.
Surroundings of Cienfuegos
Not far from Cienfuegos, in the town of Palmyra, there is the Palmira Yorubá Pantheon Afro-Catholic Syncretism Museum, where visitors can get acquainted with the Yoruba deities and take part in a local ceremony.
On the road from Cienfuegos to Trinidad, there is a national natural monument - the Cueva de Martin Infierno cave, in which the world's largest stalagmite is 62 m high, ±$ m3.
Not far from the city there is the El Nicho Falls with caves, hiking trails and amazing natural beauty. Photos of Cienfuegos (1)