Cumaná

Worth seeing in and around Cumaná

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Catedral de Cumaná

   The Cumaná Cathedral also called Metropolitan Cathedral of Cumaná is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located in Rivas street opposite the Plaza Andrés Eloy Blanco, in the city of Cumaná, capital of Sucre state in northeastern of the South American country of Venezuela. The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the seat of the Archdiocese of Cumaná.

   1.2 km · church in Cumaná, Venezuela · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Universidad de Oriente

   The University of Oriente, founded in 1958, is one of the main national universities in Venezuela and the main autonomous university institution dedicated to teaching, research and development in Eastern Venezuela. The main headquarters and rector's office are in Cumaná and were created as a federal, public and autonomous institution.

   1.8 km · university in Venezuela · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Santa María de la Cabeza Castle

   Santa María de la Cabeza castle is a colonial castle built in the seventeenth century by the Spanish monarchy in the center of the city of Cumaná, Venezuela. It was built as a replacement for the San Antonio de la Eminencia castle.

   900 m · colonial castle built in the 17th century in Cumaná, Venezuela · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   San Antonio de la Eminencia Castle

   Old Spanish fort, with a small museum and dungeon.

2. 02
   Santa Maria de la Cabeza Castle
3. 03
   Cumaná Museum of Contemporary Art
4. 04
   Casa Natal de Andrés Eloy Blanco

   Birthplace/home of a famous poet from Cumaná.

5. 05
   Museo Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho
6. 06
   Cumaná Cathedral

   Archdiocese of Cumana, originally constructed in 18th century but present structure is from 1936 due to an earthquake.

From Wikivoyage: Cumaná, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Playa San Luis

   Avenida Universidad,.

2. 02
   Playa El Castillo

   This beach is right below the Castillo de Araya.

From Wikivoyage: Cumaná, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Restaurant Vino Bar Cafe

   Here's a chance to eat some local seafood and watch the local fishing trade go in and out.

2. 02
   Puerto Escondido II
3. 03
   Restaurante El Teide

   Venezuelan regional/seafood cuisine, with bar.

From Wikivoyage: Cumaná, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Cumaná

Airports

Del Caribe Santiago Mariño (PMV), 55 km · General José Antonio Anzoategui (BLA), 69 km · General Manuel Carlos Piar (PZO), 286 km

Stations

Antonio José de Sucre Airport, 4.1 km

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  780 km · quickest by air, 11h 10m · $410–600
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