Havana Travel Guide

 12 Reviews  Opposed to other beaches in Cuba where one can only find tourists, Playas del Este is very popular among the habaneros, who can frequently enjoy these warm waters thanks to their closeness to the city. The next beach between Bacuranao and El Mégano is a tourist resort called Tarará, 20 kilometers... 

 39 Reviews  Identical to the one in Washington,DC USA in smaller scale was built in 1929 to house the parlement of the Republic of Cuba . See the hall of pas perdus. A diamond last belonging to the Tzar of Russia now used to mark kilometer zero to all distances in the island. It is now the headquarters of the... 

 36 Reviews  This monument, located at Plaza de la Revolucion, was built between 1953 and 1959. It is a 109 meters five-star-shaped tower. Grey marble was the material used for the tower. The memorial monument is at the floor ground of the tower. It has a 18 meters Jose Marti statue. There is an elevator to the... 

 34 Reviews  This oceanside pedestrian walkway stretches all the way from the Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta in La Habana Vieja to the Almendares River that separates Vedado from Miramar. No trip to Havana is complete without at least some time spent strolling and lingering along the Malecón, which is the... 

 15 Reviews  There are two major cigar factories in Havana, the Partagas one (sounds like a retailer of methane to me) being the oldest. As I'm a non-smoker, I can't say I had much interest in the process, but the smell was wonderfully aromatic and you get some great photo opportunities with the workers smoking... 

 17 Reviews  The Morro Castle, or "El Morro" as it is most commonly known, is the first fort you'll come to after crossing under the harbor channel tunnel. Sitting on the point overlooking Havana's narrow harbor channel, it was built between 1589 and 1630 and served as an important line of defense against pirate... 

 21 Reviews  Museum worth to see... Entrance fee is 6cuc. If you have a bag, you have to leave to the box. Explaniton for last photo: In pictures something written: Thanks to Batista for help to making revolution. Thanks to Reagan for enlarging to revolution. Thanks to Bush for consalidate to revolution. (Or... 

 13 Reviews  This square is located in front of the harbour, really close to plaza vieja.This is one of the more animated location of the Habana vieja, there are the S.Francesco church and the buildings of Lonja and the terminal of Sierra maestra. Actually the church is used as a concert hall, but unlukily we... 

 21 Reviews  sculpture facade with great symmetry of styles, the facade is baroque, the interior has differents styles over the centuries. the sculptures and porcelains inside of done by Italians masters like Bianchini and Giuseppe Perovani. the left side you can see the funeral monument to Christopher... 

 19 Reviews  the Real Fuerza Castle is the oldest fortress in the island. Its construction began in December 1st, 1558 The basement of the castle is a square divided in nine identical parts that join other four regular bastions. It is surrounded by a grave limited by a perimeter wall. A sculpture made of... 

 7 Reviews  World famous cemetery that contains the biggest concentration of statues and funerary monuments in Cuba. The Legend of "La Milagrosa" (see picture below): Doña Amelia passed away during childbirth in 1903 at the age of 23 years old. Her child died as well. She was buried with her dead child... 

 6 Reviews  We came upon an artisan market in Old Havana. I wish I could tell you where we were; unfortunately it was May, it was 38C, crowded, and all I could think about was how I was sweating from body parts I didn't even know I had..... we were down the street from Central Park. The market was shaded, which... 

 13 Reviews  The salon or room "García Lorca", previously named Gran Teatro Tacón had its first presentations in Nov 1837,to officially open in April 1838. open since then, it is one of the most important in the Americas and famous such as Anna Pavlova , Alicia Alonso, Sarah Bernhart ,Eleonora Dusse, Adelina... 

 16 Reviews  There's a bar at the front that holds around a dozen people from which it is packed. The restaurant through the back is bigger. Unless though you are a real Hemmingway zealot, this is an unremarkable place. The other Hemmingway place is the Floridita a few mins walk away and while nothing mega to... 

 7 Reviews  A big stage with bands playing, in front of it the dance floor and around the dance floor tables/seats and bars. Very good atmosphere a good place to practize your salsa skills, or just dance the night away. There is no special dress code. 

 7 Reviews  About half of the old American vehicles on Cuba’s streets are from the 1950s, with Chevrolets more numerous than any other make. Another 25 percent are from the 1940s, with the remainder from the 1930s. Except for a handful of newer automobiles belonging to diplomats, no American cars have been...