Top Things to do in Villa Clara Province
The 6 Best Monuments & Statues in Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara Province
Discover the best top things to do in Villa Clara Province, Cuba including Mausoleo del Che Guevara, Statue of Che Guevara Holding a Child, Parque Albarran, Monumento a la Toma del Tren Blindado, El Mausoleo, Estatua de la Libertad.
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1. Mausoleo del Che Guevara
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,132 reviews
Reviewed By caitrionaonatrip
Set a little bit outside Santa Clara, the Ché monument is very striking. There is a garden a little behind it honouring fallen revolutionary comrades. The mausoleum underneath the statue is very peaceful, and the small museum about Ché has some really interesting photos of him, and his upbringing.
2. Statue of Che Guevara Holding a Child
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 354 reviews
Reviewed By Coastal04032532652 - Ilchester, United Kingdom
And, values that are still held in Cuba today. The intricate details to be found all over the statue mirror the life-story of this very clever man who was killed fighting for his beliefs. Far more moving and iconic than the very large statue at the mausoleum.
3. Parque Albarran
4. Monumento a la Toma del Tren Blindado
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1,043 reviews
This boxcar museum, east on Independencia just over the river, marks the spot where 18 men under the command of Che Guevara, equipped with rifles and grenades, captured a 22-car armored train containing 350 heavily armed Batista troops. Amazingly, this battle, which took place on December 29, 1958, only lasted 90 minutes. The bulldozer that the guerrillas used to cut the railway line is on a pedestal nearby.
Reviewed By dianedinky
Maybe it depends what tour company you are with but I had no experience of being stopped from entering any of the carriage museums. We arrived, our guide showed the group coupon, and we were free to enter and stroll around as we liked. The sculpture is certainly unusual and worth a picture. They also have the bulldozer and crowbar from the attack (masterminded by Guevara). Each carriage is a mini-museum with old photos and artefacts and one of the few places I visited in Cuba that had English as well as the Spanish text so was easy to go around on your own. A couple of nice souvenir shops across the road too.
