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Pro

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  Really a few tourists around 


Con

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  not a pretty town 


In a nutshell

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  Needs to be visited from a historical point of view 

 

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Theatre

Theatre, Santa Clara

 Tuna_ank Says:  May be you can't see inside of the theatre, that's why I put these photos. It is ver old and nice building. I watched national chorus there. It was great. You check the program too... 

The train museum

The train museum, Santa Clara

 xaver Says:  A very interesting place is the place of the last battle of the Cuban revolution. The capture of the train was the decisive act in the triumph of the revolution and it is now a major tourist attraction.Batista was on the point of sending an armored train with weapons and... 

The mausloeum

The mausloeum, Santa Clara

 xaver Says:  The mausoleum is next to the museum, and here there are the buried remains of Che, along with a number of the men who were with him on that day in Bolivia, when the CIA got their man.The mausoleum is tastefully done, with plaques of all those in Che's Bolivian guerrilla... 

The museum

The museum, Santa Clara

 xaver Says:  Below the monument, hidden from the sun,there is an excellent museum that tells the story of Che's life, along with a surprisingly large number of personal items, from an early drawing book and school reports through to guns, asma medicines and uniforms. There are tons of... 

The monument

The monument, Santa Clara

 xaver Says:  The monument description:centre stage is a very big bronze statue of Che handing a gun, and he's flanked by words of wisdom from the revolution, the text of the letter he sent to Castro when he left Cuba in 1965, and scenes from the fight for Santa Clara in 1959, in which... 

The train

The train, Santa Clara

 K-nalla Says:  Just like around the memorial, children can tell you the whole story. Very simple monument but represent the turning point in the battle of Santa Clara... 

The Memorial

The Memorial, Santa Clara

 K-nalla Says:  Beautifully and well presented. Simple and solemn. An excellent way to say thank you. If you walk over to the parade field right in front and behind it, youll find some children that will tell you the whole story, where did Ernesto came from, where the battle took place, and... 

Tren Blindado

Tren Blindado, Santa Clara

 rafgys Says:  This is a small museum inside some of the train cars captured at the end of the revolution… it tells you the story of how it was capture and why it was so important to the revolution. In fact, that train changed the Cuban history!You need to pay 1 CUC to get in… I won’t say... 

Mausoleo & Museo del Che!

Mausoleo & Museo del Che!, Santa Clara

 rafgys Says:  This is probably the only monument where you don’t have to pay to get in… (Political propaganda!? It’s just my opinion)…Anyway… this is the most impressing thing I saw during my two-week trip to Cuba! As a South American… I can only be proud of such a character. The monument... 

Museo Histórico de la Revolución

Museo Histórico de la Revolución, Santa Clara

 wandabendik Says:  The museum dedicated to Guevara's life. There is also a reconstruction of Guevara derailing the train during the Battle of Santa Clara. 

Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara mausoleum.

Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara mausoleum., Santa Clara

 wandabendik Says:  The Mausoleo Che Guevara (Che Guevara Mausoleum) is a mausoleum in Santa Clara, Cuba. It houses the remains of Che Guevara and sixteen of his fellow combatants killed in 1967 during the Bolivia campaign.Guevara was laid to rest with full military honors on 17 October 1997... 

A visit to the memorial of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara

A visit to the memorial of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, Santa Clara

 wandabendik Says:  A visit to the memorial to Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara and neighbouring museum..The remains of Che and his comrades who fell in Bolivia have been interred at this site and the mausoleum is open to the public. Located under the monument is the "Museo Histórico de la Revolución"... 

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no name!: Boulevard ...

no name!: Boulevard ..., Santa Clara

 rafgys Says:  Most of the people go to Santa Clara for a day or two… they just want to see Che’s monument, and then… keep on going. For that reason… very few travelers spend a weekend in this town.If you’re visiting Santa Clara during the week, this boulevard has lot of bars and... 

Transportation  

Patchwork bus

Patchwork bus, Santa Clara

 Vikingvicki Says:  Went to Camaguey by train & came back by bus as there were no trains.Non tourist buses in Cuba are just as unreliable as trains, they often break down or there is no fuel. But they are spacious, even if they are old fashioned.Tourists have to pay in dollars, seats are pre... 

Horse taxi

Horse taxi, Santa Clara

 Luchonda Says:  Always different to travel around in Cuba- Rented car (expensive-up to 60 us dollar/day- Bike taxi - cheap but prices to be discussed- Horse taxi - same as above- "Black Taxi" cheap but you never know that you will arrive safely- Official Taxi - safe and correct prices -... 

Local Customs  

Places of particular interes...

Places of particular interes..., Santa Clara

 Casa_Mercy Says:  Places of particular interes in the old city include the Parque Vidal (Vidal Park), which is surrounded by buildings of ourstanding archaeological diversity, rangin from colonial, neo classic, and eclectic, to postmodernis styles. This variety of styles is particularly... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Paradise ?

Paradise ?, Santa Clara

 Vikingvicki Says:  I don't know exactly where this is, it's outside Santa Clara, across a field & over a low wall.A lovely place to have a picnic & cool off from the heat of the day.I met some of the younger local people and we were invited back the next weekend as it was someones birthday,... 

Beach life

Beach life, Santa Clara

 Vikingvicki Says:  We took a taxi from Santa Clara to a beach on the east coast. It took about an hour to get there, it was definatley NOT a tourist destination, just a nice beach in a small town.I'm afraid I've forgotten the name of the place ( not much use as a tip is it), but I'll have a... 

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No merchandising

No merchandising, Santa Clara

 xaver Says:  My favourite thing of this town is the reason why I came, the Che mausoleum.We never bought books or other stuffs about Che in Cuba cause we thought to find a bigger choice in Santa Clara as it was the city of his mausoleum. We were really surprised when we got out of the... 

Che Museum.

Che Museum., Santa Clara

 wandabendik Says:  No cameras or video's to be taken into the museum, you must be silent in the morsuleum at all times. 

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 The museum dedicated to Guevara's life. There is also a reconstruction of Guevara derailing the train during the Battle of Santa Clara. 

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Q:  We are staying at the Melia Cayos Santa Maria in a couple of weeks - can anyone advise on the best way to visit santa clara - is... 

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A: By youself, the only option would be to rent a car, and I think it would be easier to use the tour operator, at least the first time you go there...maybe it would be a... 

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Generation of the sixtees

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 As a teenager in the sixtees - many of us had a poster hanging on the wall. A poster of "Ché" Actually the most famous song of Carlos Puebla is named "Hasta siempre"- for me the best interpretation... 

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The Che Mausoleum

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 Since the first day of our trip to Cuba, every person we got the chance to talk about our travel plans, was sure that we should change our mind about Santa Clara: no hay nada en Santa Clara. We wanted... 

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Santa Clara - one of my favourite places

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 I have been to Santa Clara & just outside 3 times. I much prefer it to Havana, there aren't as many tourists, the pace of life is slower & it just seems REALLY Cuban. The first time I went I ended up... 

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Welcome to Santa Clara, "La ciudad del Che"

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 The province of Villa Clara is located to the north of the centre of Cuba and covers a surface area of 7,920 sq.km. Santa Clara is the capital city of the province and is considered to be a key... 

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SANTA CLARA.

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 Wanted to visit and see for myself the resting place of real named ERNESTO GUEVARA (1928-67), Latin American guerrilla leader and revolutionary theorist, who became a hero to the New Left radicals of... 

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