Cemetery of Santa Ifigenia, Santiago de Cuba
Visit the interesting Santa Ifigenia Cemetery and discover the serene beauty of the monuments erected within its walls, Santiago de Cuba
Cemetery of Santa Ifigenia
© Eric Alarie
The cemetery of Santa Ifigenia was opened in February 1868. It has hosted the mortal remains of Santiago inhabitants for quite a century and a half, including well known personalities such as José Martí, José Maceo, Mariana Grajales, Frank Country and Josué País, among many other notables.
You can visit the José Martí Mausoleum, where it is said that his ashes rest on a handful of soil from each country of America. It is built with an hexagonal shape and in each side, a window gives way to the sun, thus finds a way to illuminate the tomb throughout the day.
The cemetery was declared a National Monument in 1979 due to the historical, architectural and cultural precious legacy that it keeps within its walls. During a quiet stroll through the streets of the cemetery, you can see numerous examples of exquisite funerary architecture among the graves of thousands of people from Santiago.
Every half hour, you can see the guard changing performed by selected soldiers that have been trained for this conscription.
More information:
Location:
Crombet Avenue
Opening times:
08h00 – 18h00
Interactive map:
Santiago de Cuba
What to see:
- Céspedes Park
- Calle Heredia Street
- Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Cathedral
- Velázquez Balcony
- Casa de la Trova
- Model of the City
- Plaza de Dolores Square
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores Church
- Plaza de Marte Square
- Provincial Government Palace
- Tívoli
- Escalinata Padre Pico Highway
- Cuartel Moncada Headquarters
- Plaza de la Revolución
- Pioneers’ Palace
- La Gran Piedra
- Cumbre La Gran Piedra Summit
- Cafetal La Isabelica Coffee Plantation
- Parque Baconao
- Baconao Aquarium
- Baconao Lagoon
- Granma Cay
- Siboney
- El Cobre
- Nuestra Señora del Cobre Basilica
- Chivirico and its Vicinity
- Pico Turquino Peak Area
- Pico Turquino
Beaches:
Museums:
- Museum of Historical Cuban Atmosphere
- Archdiocesan Museum
- Municipal Museum Emilio Bacardí Moreau
- El Carnaval Museum
- Rum Museum
- Clandestine Fight Museum
- Casa-Natal de Antonio Maceo Birth House Museum
- Abel Santamaría Historic Park
- San Juan Historic Park and the Peace Tree
- Cemetery of Santa Ifigenia
- Castle of San Pedro de la Roca del Morro
- Granjita Siboney Museum
- Spanish-Cuban-American War Museum
- Prehistory Valley
- Monument to Cimarrón
Other nearby destinations:
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