Ciego de Ávila is a city and municipality in the center of Cuba, founded in 1840. The city of Ciego de Ávila is a modern city, although in the historic center you can find many features of the colonial architecture typical of this type of city.

The main church, very modern and with an eclectic architecture, has at its entrance the statue of Saint Eugene de la Palma, patron saint of the city, this church was completed in 1952. Another jewel of the architecture of the historic center of the city.

Ciudad is the Teatro Principal, considered one of the best theaters in Cuba. In the center of the city, the José Martí park is located, which was remodeled in 1995, its origins go back to the 1800s where the Alfonso III Plaza was located in the same place, with a gazebo in the center where the municipal symphony orchestra I played on Sundays. Around this park are located several buildings dating from the first half of the twentieth century, and along the main street of the city are located other old buildings. Cradle of poets, writers and musicians is now a small city struggling to preserve its identity while continuously reinventing itself.