Camagüey is a fascinating city, where art and culture play a leading role. We suggest that you request the services of a specialized guide to help you enjoy the main tourist attractions in this legendary city. The following are some of the most recommended tourist routs in Camagüey City. Read more...
City tours
Ceramics and paint brushes
A tour that includes interpretive stops in the galleries of the most prominent contemporary visual artists of Camagüey, their works in open spaces of the city and the Cuban art collection of the provincial museum: the second most important in the country after the National Museum of Fine Arts.
Cultural Camagüey
An interesting journey that takes us through the section of Camagüey City formed in the 18th century and which is today the pride of local residents. Plazas, alleys, parks, jars, cobblestones, colonial patios, the entire heritage of a 510-year-old city in a tour of approximately 3 hours that can be done either on foot or by pedicabs.
Memories of Camagüey
Excuse to visit the main museums of the city and get closer to the local traditions, customs and ways of life that have formed their own personality, forged in more than five centuries.
The Golden Triangle
An interesting walk through the busiest urban circuit in the city of Camagüey. Enjoy, accompanied by a local guide, the thematic tour dedicated to cinema; a historical segment that includes the entrance to the birthplace of the most important Camagüey leader during the wars of independence and the House of Cultural Diversity, as well as the commercial segment of the city. Cinema, history and shopping, all in one!
Monumental Camagüey
A tour that will show you the history, customs, characteristics and main urban spaces of the city told by its statues and monuments. Who has been so relevant as to be immortalized in bronze or marble? What anecdotes are behind the production or placement of these works of art? Discover the answers with us, have fun and learn!
Camagüey on rails
An interesting tour that will show you the city of Camagüey from the perspective of its railroad tradition. You will have the opportunity to appreciate the changes that occurred in the city since the union of Camagüey to the central railroad thanks to the work of one of the most renowned railroad builders in the world at his time.
Camagüey: The rancher way
The main economic activity of the region for many years has a new generation that keeps it alive. Enjoying the authentic Camagüey livestock heritage from the hand of a friendly local family is the main proposal of this excursion, accompanied by a succulent local food right on the city limits.
Visits to the headquarters of different artistic companies
Knowing their daily life, sharing rehearsals, classes, staging of new works and talking with the protagonists is a unique opportunity that includes the highly requested visit to the Camagüey Ballet, the Camagüey Folkloric Ballet, the Camagua Folkloric Company, the Contemporary Ballet of Camagüey, the Symphony Orchestra and many more.
Private presentations
Fragments of works taken from the repertoires of our main companies; a great opportunity to appreciate first-hand the art produced in Camagüey.
Visit to community projects of international recognition
Paradiso offers the possibility of learning about community projects that have gone beyond our borders, such as the La Andariega children's theater company, the Arlequín dance project or the Carsueños therapeutic doll-making workshop.
Entrance to the city nightclubs
Dancing to the rhythm of our most native genres is a spectacular experience facilitated by Paradiso with tickets to the Casa de La Trova, as well as the Caribe and Alkázar cultural centers.
Traditional Cuban dance lessons
Those who want to learn our dances and ways of performing find in Paradiso an ideal opportunity to get to know them from instructors and professional musicians in our most prestigious groups.
Cultural Tourism Agency Paradiso
paradiso@sccm.artex.cu
(53) 32286059
Tourist routes
Avenida de los Mártires – Plaza de la Soledad
Taking the Museo Provincial Ignacio Agramonte as the starting point, head southwards along Calle República, a nearly one-kilometer long pedestrian walk where dozens of shops, cafés and cultural institutions are located.
Plaza de la Soledad – Plaza de los Trabajadores.
From Plaza de la Soledad, we recommend you to take Ignacio Agramonte Street, also known as Calle de los Cines, a thematic walk of approximately 250 meters that pays tribute to the Seventh Art.
Plaza de los Trabajadores – Plaza del Carmen – Parque Agramonte
In this route you will quickly discover why Camagüey is known as the labyrinthine city of Cuba, it is in the heart of the historical center where you can best appreciate the crisscrossing of its streets.
Agramonte Park – Plaza San Juan de Dios.
This route will allow you to appreciate more clearly how the intricate network of plazas and small squares was spontaneously formed resulting in the irregular distribution of the streets of the old part of town. Taking Calle Cisneros as a reference you would be able to appreciate three of the most picturesque places in the city.
Plaza San Juan de Dios – Casino Campestre – Plaza de la Revolucion.
This route goes beyond the historic center, into a newer section of town. Both are clearly defined by the bridge crossing Hatibonico River.
Plaza de la Revolucion – Jose Marti Park – Maceo Street.
The latter route will take you back to the Plaza de la Soledad, completing an about 4 kilometers wide journey around Camagüey historic center and its surroundings.