Valle de los Ingenios
A plantation valley inscribed as a World Heritage Site alongside the old town, dotted with 19th-century sugar mill ruins. The viewpoint at Loma del Puerto overlooks the entire valley.
The Valley of the Sugar Mills is made up of three valleys, including San Luis and San Rafael. In the 19th century it had more than 50 sugar mills and tens of thousands of enslaved Africans, making it the heart of Cuba's sugar industry. In 1988 it was inscribed as a World Heritage Site together with the old town of Trinidad. You can explore it by viewing the whole valley from the Loma del Puerto lookout, by hiring a car or horse to visit the ruins of the mill estates, or by taking a tourist steam train (schedules are irregular, so check in advance). It is about 6–15 km from the old town and is often combined with the Torre de Iznaga for a half-day trip.
Opening hours
Open all day; observation deck daytime
Nearby sights
- Disco Ayala
- Ermita de la Popa
- Casa de la Música
- Casa de la Trova
- Iglesia Parroquial de la Santísima Trinidad
- Museo Romántico
- Museo de Arquitectura Colonial
- Plaza Mayor