Santuario El Cobre
Santuario El Cobre

The most important shrine on the island

Carretera al Cobre - Palma Soriano km 27
El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba


Neighborhood: Alrededores

Phone: +53 (0)7 33 4323 (Informacion Touristica - Havana)
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Many are they who come to Santiago to climb the hill of this sanctuary dedicated to the Patron Saint of Cuba. Some come to keep a promise, others take offerings which are added to the hundreds of pieces and objects that have been dedicated to the Virgin, among which is Hemingway's Nobel Prize medal. Pilgrims often collect copper stones from the mine close to the church. According to legend, the Virgin of Charity appeared over the waters of the Bay of Nipe, and upon recognition of the event by the Catholic Church, the sanctuary was built in 1927.

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