World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Cuba Travel Guide http://bit.ly/17jZOBD Shepherd Entertainment takes you on a tour of Trinidad, a timeless city and the place everybody must see. Local people said these sentences until in the end UNESCO took it on trust and in 1988, the city of former sugar barons was pronounced a part of the world heritage. The unadulterated atmosphere of bygone times fills the cobblestoned streets and squares surrounded by arch palaces. We can see archaic balconies and ornate barriers, gates hammered with nails, behind the gates, inner yards with flowers, ceilings covered with wood, windows with bars. This is Trinidad, the timeless city. The place everybody must see. Local people said these sentences until in the end UNESCO took it on trust and in 1988, the city of former sugar barons was pronounced a part of the world heritage. It was the third settlement that Velázquez had founded in the land of Cuba. The fertile plain lying between the Escambray Mountains and the sea was favorable for growing sugarcane. Local sugar barons, the Brunette and the Iznaga family had lavish palaces built for themselves from the revenue from sugarcane. At the same time, colonial townhouses were built around the palaces. The boom of the 17th to 19th century was broken by the first war of independence. The plantations were spoiled and the nearly 50 sugar refineries of the neighborhood were destroyed. The bright palaces became uninhabited. The city was inflicted by poverty and decay. During the time between the two World Wars, it was the first time people had tried to revive Trinidad. After the victory of the revolution, museums were set up in the renovated palaces. The half a century that has passed since then has been a continuous fight against missing out on something. Trinidad could be the true jewel box of Cuba if there were more money spent on the renovation and maintenance of buildings. The center of the old town is Plaza Mayor rising like a staircase and embellished with royal palms. On the north side, the neobaroque Holy Trinity Church stands. Next to it, the palace of the Brunette counts which is now a museum. The houses flanking the square from a united architectural group, their harmony unbroken by any other modern buildings. We could say the whole city is a museum. There are museums of architecture, archeology and an exhibition of natural science established by the famous scientist, Alexander von Humboldt. Tags: Visit Trinidad in Cuba,Cuba Travel Attractions,cuba travel guide,cuba travel information,Cuba travel tips,shepherd entertainment,trinidad in cuba,unesco world heritage site,world heritage site,world travel,shepherdfilm

• published: 29 Aug 2013
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