Camaguey - Plaza San Juan de Dios / Plaza del Padre Olallo

Plaza San Juan de Dios, also referred to as Plaza del Padre Olallo, is generally regarded as the most beautiful square in Camaguey. Much of the square has undergone restoration and is remarkably well preserved. It is surrounded by pastel colored colonial architecture, which includes small single story buildings, and the Iglesia y Hospital de San Juan de Dios, a national monument. Built as a church with attached hospital in the first half of the 18th Century, this historic building is now the Direccion Provincial de Patrimonio and Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad.

The Iglesia de San Juan de Dios is most noteworthy for the original floors and ceiling and for its use of the Holy Trinity as the central image, something unique for Latin America. The Hospital de San Juan de Dios has had a long and varied history, being used as a military infirmary, a teachers college, a hurricane shelter, and now as a health institute.