museo municipal del fuerte matachín

Oldworldresearch

i went there to visit my friends who work at the museo, and to review the display of the DiGirgio-Huart Fruit Company, a banana company that operated from Baracoa and New Orleans fro 1918-the 1950s.

radarharp

30 minutes is sufficient time to view the museum. The workers are skilled at explaining the history of Baracoa, which is Cuba's oldest continuously inhabited European city.

Mary38677

We walked along the Malecon to the Spanish fortress which houses the museum.The building itself is impressive and you get the feel of the historical importance during the Spanish times .The museum is small with odd collection of artefacts ,Taino skeletons ,shells ,armoury ,dolls and dolls furniture !!Friendly staff .

Woodroad

This small museum is housed inside the old fort, which was part of the town’s fortifications against pirates. Our guide was friends with the owner, Daniel, so we had a personal tour of the museum. The artifacts are minimal and the displays only rudimentary, but we did learn a good bit about the history of Baracoa, the first Spanish colony in Cuba. The exhibits include some of the lore of Baracoa, including the curse placed by an itinerate bearded man that has made Baracoans suspicious of anyone with a beard (Fidel apparently excepted).

mittyLaJolla

You will want to stop by the Malecon and when there go into the fort to get a feel of a Spanish outpost in early settler times. The museum in the fort is worth as few minutes ofr browsing.

Howellsey

This museum is located in a small fort at the end of the Malecon and will detain you for no more than 30mins unless you speak fluent Spanish, but it is a cute, old fashioned and friendly museum and certainly worth a nosy in a town with few real attractions. Pop in, and look over the cannons towards the statue of Colombus.

olgar269

This fortress is the oldest in Cuba, built by the Spaniards at a very strategic place to protect the city from the pirates. There is another fortress at the port entrance and one on the top of a heel which was a castle and was recently converted to a nice hotel.

demarne

Das Hotel war noch nicht empfangsbereit, der Tropenregen schüttete, auf dem Programm stand das Museum, also Augen zu und durch ... Hört sich bösartig an, aber das Museum ist den Eintritt nicht wert, die Exponate eher uninteressant. Vielleicht ist bei schönem Wetter der Rundgang draussen sein Geld wert .... wir waren jedenfalls nach 5 Minuten durch (und übrigens ... Fotoerlaubnis nur für einen CUC ...). Das war wohl nix!

fifi-von-berno

Pas grand chose à voir mais un petit côté "bricolage" sympathique pour essayer de faire une attraction supplémentaire avec quelques souvenirs locaux. La personne la plus intéressée était sans doute mon accompagnatrice cubaine qui découvrait un pan de l'histoire locale.

kristoferCalais

situé à l'entrée de la ville ce musée ne présente qu'un intérêt secondaire. Il y a tellement de sites a découvrir dans cette région que l'on devient un peu difficile !!!! , si vous avez du temps allez y quand même .

IsaelB

Es un lugar que resumen toda la historia de baracoa, desde sus primeros habitantes, hasta la actualidad, fuerte construido, para proteger la ciudad de los ataques de piratas y corsarios.

777juanantonioc

Muy recomendado visitar, esconde mucha historia tras la fortaleza, que tiene mucho que ver con nuestro pasado más directo

AnaGomesBrasil

O acervo é muito reduzido, mas os funcionários são bastante atenciosos. Para quem gosta muito de história é recomendado, fora isso, melhor passear apenas por fora do museu.

tiloup1976

Le musée est bien mais ce qui a de mieux c'est une visite avec le guide Daniel qui parle français et qui est un raconteur hors de l'ordinaire.

599williamm

me gusto la amavilidad como el historiador harman te muestra todo el museo no me gusto que esta falta de rrreparasion