Plaza Calixto García, Gibara
Relax at the gorgeous Plaza Calixto García in Gibara and eye the significant buildings surrounding it, an example of the amazing Cuban squares
Plaza Calixto García, Gibara
© Gabriel González
The Plaza Calixto García (Calixto García Square) in Gibara is the Main Square or Parade Square of this Cuban city that started out in life when the Iglesia de San Fulgencio (San Fulgencio Church) was built in the same place in 1853.
Like many parks that decorate the cities of Cuba, this emphasises the village’s exquisite church and the most significant and grand buildings located around it. The majority of them are of neoclassical and eclectic style composing a gorgeous atmosphere which encloses this square and is in charge of relevant city functions at the same time. Some of them are the Museo de Historia Natural (Natural History Museum), Sede del Gobierno Municipal (Municipal Government Headquarters) or Biblioteca Municipal (Municipal Library).
Also, the place has many splendid tree and shrub gardens accompanying the monuments, like the Estatua de la Libertad (Statue of Liberty) unveiled in 1915 polemically due to its slogan “Gibara has a statue, because it deserves it” that was replaced afterwards due to complaints with “Gibara, for the liberators of the Homeland”. Also, you may find two small statues more, a couple of busts on pillars of José Martí and Antonio Maceo summarising the beautiful image of the square.
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Location:
Plaza Calixto García Square between Independencia, Martí, General Sartorio y Luz and Caballero Streets, Gibara
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Holguín
City of Holguín
What to see:
- Holguín Cathedral
- Parque Peralta
- Parque Calixto García
- Biblioteca Álex Urquiola
- Parque Céspedes
- Iglesia de San José
- Plaza de la Marqueta
- Plaza de la Revolución Calixto García
- La Loma de la Cruz
- Fábrica de Órganos
- Mirador de Mayabe
Museums:
Gíbara
What to see:
Museums:
- Museo de Historia Natural
- Museo de Historia Municipal
- Museo de Artes Decorativas
- Galería Cosme Proenza
Beaches:
Banes
What to see:
- Guardalavaca
- Parque Natural Cristóbal Colón
- Sitio Histórico de Birán
- Acuario de Cayo Naranjo
- Bioparque Rocazul
- Parque Nacional Monumento Bariay
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad
- Locomotora a vapor 964
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