226 Republica St. between Ignacio Agramonte St. and Castellano Passage, Camaguey ,
Camaguey, Cuba
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About
Avellaneda
If you are looking for a romantic & intimate hotel, which is perfectly placed to visit the attractions of Camaguey city, you should try the boutique hotel Encanto La Avellaneda.
Opened in 2014, La Avellaneda hotel has a colonial architecture & exhibits the poems of Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda also known as “La Tula”, who was the inspiration for the hotel’s name. She was born in 1814 & is well known for being one of the most distinguished writers of the Spanish Romanticism.
The internal courtyard of Hotel La Avellaneda is the perfect place to enjoy a typical Cuban breakfast, before starting exploring the historical city of Camaguey. Places of interests are in the walking distance from this hotel.
Ciudad de Camagüey
San Juan de Dios Square
Another splendid feature of Camagüey – and marvelously restored – is Plaza San Juan de Dios, an angular old cobblestoned square surrounded by brightly hued single-storey buildings dating from the 18th century, plus a lovely yellow church with a fine mahogany ceiling and altar, alongside a restored former hospital. It is the most perfect urban assemblage of colonial past colonial and the most singular square of the city. There are several houses of a notable architectural value in the place together with San Juan de Dios Church, a building from 1728.
Parque Ignacio Agramonte, Camagüey
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Camagüey's cathedral is on the southeastern edge of Parque Ignacio Agramonte. The primitive temple was built in 1617, rebuilt at the end of 17 century and beginning of the 18 century. The most recent of several renovations took 15 years and included replacing the wood-beam ceiling. Its refurbished exterior is an attractive beige and yellow. The most impressive aspect of the spacious interior is the large wood-and-marble altar, behind which shine stained glass and a statue of the Virgin Mary. It has a tower with the image of Christ (1937).
Ciudad de Camagüey
Museo Casa Natal de Ignacio Agramonte
The most illustrious son of Camagüey, Ignacio Agramonte (1841-1873), a general killed in battle in the Ten Years’ War, was born here and his birthplace on Plaza de los Trabajadores is now a museum. It is a house from the second half of the 18th century, re-furbished towards 1801. The colonial patio in the house is a typical example of the architectonical design of the colonial period. The museum, inaugurated in 1973, exhibit a collection of documents, testimonials and belongings from the hero that left to history his endless fight for the liberation of Cuba from Spanish rule.
Ciudad de Camagüey
Ignacio Agramonte Park
The principal park of the Camaguey city comprises part of the area of the old Plaza de Armas (1528), just to the south of the Museo Casa Natal de Ignacio Agramonte. A dashing equine statue of Mayor General Ignacio Agramonte forms the centerpiece of the park. On one side of the park we have the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, patron saint of the city.
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