Plaza Mayor, Trinidad, Cuba

The Plaza Mayor contains several nineteenth-century mansions with marble floors, wooden beams, and red terracotta roof tiles surrounding a central garden platform.

The square emerged as Trinidad's primary commercial center during the colonial period when sugar production and slave trade generated substantial wealth for local landowners.

The Municipal History Museum within Palacio Cantero exhibits collections of period furniture, artwork, and decorative objects from Trinidad's prosperous sugar trading era.

Multiple restaurants, cafes, and accommodation options line the streets adjacent to Plaza Mayor, while local artisans sell handmade goods throughout the square.

The Church of the Holy Trinity houses an eighteenth-century wooden Christ statue that local residents associate with multiple reported instances of protection.

GPS coordinates: 21.80519,-79.98456

Latest update: March 5, 2025 23:57