Guidebook for La Boca
Drinks & Nightlife
Pretty cool to dance to blasting disco-salsa tunes as colored lights bounce off stalactites. The crowd on weekends is largely Cuban
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241 locals recommend
Disco Ayala
Pretty cool to dance to blasting disco-salsa tunes as colored lights bounce off stalactites. The crowd on weekends is largely Cuban
Read more: http://www.frommers.com/destinations/trinidad
This place is famous for its eponymous house cocktail made from rum, honey, lemon and water. Local musicians regularly drop by for off-the-cuff jam sessions, and it's not unusual for the canchánchara -inebriated crowd to break into spontaneous dancing.
101 locals recommend
Taberna La Canchánchara
90 C. Real del JigüeThis place is famous for its eponymous house cocktail made from rum, honey, lemon and water. Local musicians regularly drop by for off-the-cuff jam sessions, and it's not unusual for the canchánchara -inebriated crowd to break into spontaneous dancing.
One of Trinidad's (and Cuba's) classic venues, this casa is an alfresco affair that congregates on the sweeping staircase beside the Iglesia Parroquial off Plaza Mayor. A good mix of tourists and locals take in the 10pm salsa show here. Alternatively, full-on salsa concerts are held in the casa's rear courtyard (also accessible from Juan Manuel Marquez;
325 locals recommend
Casa de la Música
Calle CristoOne of Trinidad's (and Cuba's) classic venues, this casa is an alfresco affair that congregates on the sweeping staircase beside the Iglesia Parroquial off Plaza Mayor. A good mix of tourists and locals take in the 10pm salsa show here. Alternatively, full-on salsa concerts are held in the casa's rear courtyard (also accessible from Juan Manuel Marquez;
Parks & Nature
The most popular hike is the 2.5km, 2½-hour round-trip trek to the Salto del Caburní , a 62m waterfall cascading into cool swimming holes.
129 locals recommend
Topes De Collantes
The most popular hike is the 2.5km, 2½-hour round-trip trek to the Salto del Caburní , a 62m waterfall cascading into cool swimming holes.
Arts & Culture
Casa Templo de Santeria Yemallà
54 C. Real del JigüeThe ground floor was built in 1740, and the upstairs was added in 1808. In 1974 the mansion was converted into a museum with 19th-century furnishings, a fine collection of china and various other period pieces.
186 locals recommend
Museo Romántico
52 Fernando Hdez EcherriThe ground floor was built in 1740, and the upstairs was added in 1808. In 1974 the mansion was converted into a museum with 19th-century furnishings, a fine collection of china and various other period pieces.
Entertainment & Activities
must for rumba fans, this open patio on Trinidad's music alley has an eclectic menu incorporating salsa, son (Cuban popular music) and trova (traditional poetic singing). The highlight, however, is the 10pm rumba drums with soulful African rhythms and energetic fire-eating dancers.
49 locals recommend
Palenque de Los Congos Reales
Calle Alamedamust for rumba fans, this open patio on Trinidad's music alley has an eclectic menu incorporating salsa, son (Cuban popular music) and trova (traditional poetic singing). The highlight, however, is the 10pm rumba drums with soulful African rhythms and energetic fire-eating dancers.
Food Scene
The slickest of the town’s private restaurants is perched on a lovely terrace above Trinidad’s red-tiled rooftops and run by the charismatic sommelier Bolo. Among many novelties are the free cocktails on the 'Atardecer Forever' roof terrace.
Equally innovative is the appetizer and dessert buffet spread out invitingly on side tables – both are included in the price of your main dish (which you choose from an à la carte menu). The lechón asado (roast pork) and lobster are both recommended. Not surprisingly, the wine list is the best in town.
35 locals recommend
Vista Gourmet
Callejón de GallegosThe slickest of the town’s private restaurants is perched on a lovely terrace above Trinidad’s red-tiled rooftops and run by the charismatic sommelier Bolo. Among many novelties are the free cocktails on the 'Atardecer Forever' roof terrace.
Equally innovative is the appetizer and dessert buffet spread out invitingly on side tables – both are included in the price of your main dish (which you choose from an à la carte menu). The lechón asado (roast pork) and lobster are both recommended. Not surprisingly, the wine list is the best in town.
Drift a few blocks from the Centro Histórico and the prices magically get cheaper without any measurable drop in food quality. Music is the theme in this interesting nook that is never short of a quintet or passing troubadour. From the menu, the tostones (plantain pan-fried in oil) stuffed with minced crab linger longest in the memory.
Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/cuba/central-cuba/trinidad/restaurants/caribbean/guitarra-mia#ixzz4DpmbDJvp
51 locals recommend
Guitarra mía
19 C. AlamedaDrift a few blocks from the Centro Histórico and the prices magically get cheaper without any measurable drop in food quality. Music is the theme in this interesting nook that is never short of a quintet or passing troubadour. From the menu, the tostones (plantain pan-fried in oil) stuffed with minced crab linger longest in the memory.
Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/cuba/central-cuba/trinidad/restaurants/caribbean/guitarra-mia#ixzz4DpmbDJvp
Sightseeing
On the northwestern side of Plaza Mayor is this odd mix of stuffed animals, native bones and vaguely incongruous 19th-century kitchen furniture. Given a radical rethink for the 2014 anniversary, it's now in far better shape.
21 locals recommend
Museo de Arqueologia
95 C. Real del JigüeOn the northwestern side of Plaza Mayor is this odd mix of stuffed animals, native bones and vaguely incongruous 19th-century kitchen furniture. Given a radical rethink for the 2014 anniversary, it's now in far better shape.