Malec\u00f3n.<\/strong> Keep heading south on Paseo del Prado and the street becomes the Malec\u00f3n as it cuts alongside one of the world’s finest natural bays, offering incredible vistas.<\/p>\n Next stage: Trinidad (Cuba) treasure trove or tourist trap?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I fell in love with Cienfuegos the moment I stepped off the Viazul bus, which had left Vi\u00f1ales at 06:45 and dropped me off in Cienfuegos at around 14:30. I was met by a middle aged gentlemen who was holding … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/worldoftravelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/img_3929.jpg\")
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\nTeatro Tom\u00e1s Terry.<\/strong> French and Italian influences, this theater on the northern side of Parque Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed is grand from the outside (look for the gold-leafed mosaics on the front facade), but even grander within. Built between 1887 and 1889 to honor Venezuelan industrialist Tom\u00e1s Terry, the 950-seat auditorium with Carrara marble, hand carved Cuban hardwoods and whimsical ceiling frescoes.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>
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\nStately Paseo del Prado<\/strong> (Calle 37), stretching from the R\u00edo el Ingl\u00e9s in the north to Punta Gorda in the south, is the longest street of its kind in Cuba and a great place to see Cienfuegue\u00f1os going about their daily business.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nPunta Gorda.<\/strong> When the Malec\u00f3n sea wall runs out, you will know you have landed in Punta Gorda, Cienfuegos’ old upper-class neighborhood, characterised by its bright clapboard momes and turreted palaces.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n