Catedral de Santa Clara de Asís
Allow yourself to be astonished by the magnificent Catedral de Santa Clara de Asís located in the center of the capital city of Villa Clara, Cuba
Catedral de Santa Clara de Asís
© Lychee Vanilla
The neo-gothic Catedral Santa Clara de Asís (Cathedral of Saint Clare of Assisi) was built in 1923 in Santa Clara. Today, this majestic building in the center of the city is known as the Notre Dame of Cuba due to its unparalleled beauty and elaborate stained glass windows depicting scenes from the New Testament.
The cathedral has been restored and rebuilt several times since the 17th century, thus contributing to its great conservation. And even though Cuba is not an extremely Catholic country, its cultural and historical diversity has paved the way for the cathedral’s several reconstructions.
The Catedral Santa Clara de Asís is also famous for housing a beautiful white marble statue of the Virgin Mary, an ancient image of Saint Clare of Asís from which the cathedral derives its name and a marble baptismal font.
More Information:
Location:
Calle Marta Abreu, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba.
Ticket price:
Free.
Telephone:
(+53) 42 202078.
Interactive map:
Cayo Santa María
What to see:
- Cayo Santa María
- Cayo Ensenachos
- Cayo Las Brujas
- Delfinario de Cayo Santa María
- El Pedraplén
- Petrolero San Pascual
- Cayerías del Norte
Beaches:
Santa Clara
What to see:
- Mausoleo de Ernesto Che Guevara
- Monumento a la toma del tren blindado
- Catedral de Santa Clara de Asís
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
- Parque Leoncio Vidal
- Teatro La Caridad
- Balneario de Elguea
- Palacio Provincial y Biblioteca Provincial José Martí
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Buen Viaje
- Jardín Zoológico El Bosque
- Parque Arcoíris
- Fábrica de Tabacos Constantino Pérez Carrodegua
Museums:
Remedios
What to see:
- Plaza Martí
- Iglesia parroquial mayor de San Juan Bautista
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Buen Viaje, Remedios
- Teatro Rubén Martínez Villena
Museums:
Other nearby destinations:
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