Trinidad, Cuba's main tourist destination, considered one of the best conserved architectural grouping of the Colonial era in America. A walk through its cobbled streets, guarded by large mansions and luxurious palaces, takes visitors to the hypnotic atmosphere of this city, which seems to have stopped in time. The past of the «ciudad-museo», "city-museum", as it is known in Cuba, is made obvious not only through its Historic Centre, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988, but also from the behavior of local inhabitants, culturally integrated with that spirit, full of memories, that is seen everywhere. Among the many attractions that Trinidad offers, Valle de los Ingenios stands out, a true open-air museum, where you can find remains of old mansions and sugar industries of the Colonial period. The most notable building of this site is the tower - Torre Manaca-Iznaga, which, with its height of 45m, is unveiled as an imprint of the arrogance and economic power of the cultivators of the area. The Municipal Museum, located in the old Palacio Cantero, is another of the places not to miss of the city; It shows items and documents that illustrate the history of the Trinitarian Villa, amidst the magnificent architecture of the place and its exquisite murals, painted by renowned Italian masters. Finally, to be able to completely discover the high heritage values of the area, it is imperative to visit the fourteen rooms of the Museo Romantico, which recreate the atmosphere of a typical Trinidadian Colonial residence, with a remarkable examples of furniture and decorative arts of the XVIII and XIX centuries. Among accommodation options offered by Trinidad, one of the most captivating is the Hotel Las Cuevas, nestled on the slopes and on of top a hill, from where you can see the whole city, in one of the most extraordinary views of the territory, where the fascinating antiquity becomes evident.