This striking little square (19C) has bewitched numerous Cuban film makers with its low colourful houses and attractive paving. At its centre stand life-size contemporary sculptures representing street vendors and other rapidly disappearing trades...

Originally built in 1747 and remodelled in the mid-19C, this old Carmelite convent has a formal garden featuring tinajones and little benches. The masterpiece of the church is to the right of the chancel; a holy sepulchre made in 1762 from 20 000..

A fine example of 18C architecture, this house has a balcony in dark wood running the length of its ochre façade. The patio at its centre has tinajones , the jars typical of Camagüey. The museum is devoted to the town’s most important patriot, Igna..

This square, the town’s oldest, takes its name from local patriot General Ignacio Agramonte. This former parade ground which witnessed the brutal executions of independence fighters, is today a backdrop for strolling and chatting. Marble benches unde..

This square is a blaze of bold colour (blue, ochre, pink), thanks to the façades of its carefully restored houses. The church and hospital of San Juan de Dios (1728) typify the charm of the colonial Baroque style. This former hospital houses the ..

This square has three buildings meriting a visit or at least more than a cursory look. The birth house of Ignacio Agramonte is a small museum dedicated to brave local heroes of the Ten Years’ War; the church and convent of Nuestra Señora de la Mer..