Palmar de Junco Stadium, Cuba
Visit and learn about one of the oldest baseball stadiums in the world, relax and take in its vast spaces
Palmar de Junco Stadium
Palmar de Junco Statium is the province of Matanzas’ oldest baseball stadiums.
Located in the Pueblo Nuevo Quarter, the first official match took place in 1874 and throughout the Colonial period several tournaments in the National League of Cuba also took place. As the years went by, its value was recognized, being declared a Local Monument in 1979 and then a National Monument in 1991. Nowadays, it is being discussed whether or not to transform it into a Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame as, although it still houses some tournaments and functions as a baseball academy, the most important matches take place in the new Victoria Stadium in Playa Girón Beach, Matanzas.
In regards to its curious name, no one knows exactly where it comes from. There were no palm trees (Palma) where the stadium was built, however its owner’s surname was Junco.
Nowadays in Palmar, you can visit the Provincial Academy of Baseball, which has been refurbished and enlarged, so nowadays it has teaching staff and a Directors Board.
Since its foundation in 1874 it has only gone through one notable in 1960, which has allowed the place to remain in good condition.
Visit this delightful place and enjoy one of the most important places in the development of the Cuban national sport.
More information:
Location:
Calle 171 (Carretera Central de Cuba) con calle Palmar del Junco, Reparto Pueblo Nuevo, Matanzas. Matanzas, Cuba.
Interactive map:
Matanzas
What to see:
- Teatro Sauto Theater
- Plaza de la Vigía Square
- La Libertad Park
- San Carlos Borromeo Cathedral
- Versailles
- Puente de la Concordia Bridge
- San Severino Castle
- Iglesia de Monserrate Church
- Cuevas de Bellamar
- Canímar River
- Saturno Cave
- Varadero
- Josone Park
- Xanadú Mansion
- Delfinario
- Ambrosio Cave
- Varahicacos Ecological Reservation
- Cárdenas
- Zapata Peninsula
- Boca de Guamá Mouth
- Laguna del Tesoro Lake
- Guamá Crocodile Colony
- Montemar Natural Park
- Cochinos Bay
- Finca Fiesta Campesina
- Palmar de Junco Stadium
- Cayo Piedras del Norte Marine Park
Beaches:
Museums:
Why "Trip Cuba"?
Trip Cuba is an organization of Cuban agencies whose objectives are:
- ✓ To make Cuba, its culture and its heritage known.
- ✓ To promote sustainable tourism.
- ✓ To support the local economy, prioritizing direct contact with Cuban agencies.
Travel Agencies
If you are a travel agency or tour operator and you are looking forward to any assistance or collaboration to plan trips to Cuba, rely on our extensive experience
Copyright www.TripCuba.Org © - All rights reserved
All our agencies are duly registered in the National Registry of Travel Agencies of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba.