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Depending on what you like and how much you want to spend, Vivian at the Hotel Melia Cohiba (excellent selections) 2nd floor smoke shop and bar is very informative as well very beautiful. Get her to show you how check a cigar for quality and how to properly trim and light it.
Hotels Parque Central, Ingeleterra and Riveria have good selections with the Partagas Cigar factory near behind the Capitolo building.
If you like strong go for Cohibas or Cuabas, medium strength try Montecristos or Trinidads, mild go for Romeo y Julietts.
Pick you cigar length for how long you want your smoke to last.
Seven year old rum compliments a good cigar.
Pick cigars up at the Airport if you don't buy in the city, they are similar in prices. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Malecon near the Hotel Riveria
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Hi...right into your hotel, there should be a small souvenirs shops and they usually sell all kind of things, including underwater disposable cameras... good luck! Leave a Comment Theme: Sporting Goods
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Popular Buys include Cuban Cigars, rum, liqueors, arts and crafts. T-shirts and records and cassettes of Cuban music. Hotels and airports have duty-free shops. Art objects (including artifacts and paintings) purchased in Cuba must be accompanied by an export permit. Cigars not accompanied by an official receipt may be seized. Cuban authorities may search your luggage prior to departure at the airport. Purchases may be seized without compensation. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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the ICAIC film shops. the two location (that i know of) are mentioned in the "off the beaten path" tips section.
as mentioned in the "off the beaten path" tip section, you can buy beautiful, hand-silkscreened film posters of both cuban and foreign films. they're CUC 10 each, and worth every penny.
CUC 10/poster. Theme: Art
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best you can find are all around street vendors
those art are specific in colour, themes, size
small from 2 CUC...bigger up to 100 CUC or even more (don't forget stamp for custom) Leave a Comment Theme: ArtDirections: Street markets
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If you like some souvenir offered with your first step in new city, don't buy. The chance you'll find it cheaper is big or negotiate at first if you don't have time or hate bargaining.
You can not bargaining in state shop, but market and street vendors do expect your involvement in process.
Street/market souvenirs
Don't pay first price. Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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Shop with cigars, cigarillos, cigarettes, rum.
Nice place, friendly stuff, credit cards accepted, place to taste cigar and some coctail (there is small bar).
Anything you buy there it's good quality and legal !
Ask staff to help you buy gifts here.
Cheapest cigars in the world couse it's home of excellent cigars. Leave a Comment
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For the real collectors of banknotes, cuban pesos are unique, specially 3 Peso banknote with Che Guevara. This is 3-CUC note aka convertible peso which is not common (usually you have banknotes 1,2,5,10...but 3?!?!) to see.
People on the street (around touristic sites) will offer you a "Che" peso with value of almost zero for 1 CUC (0.86 EUR).
1 CUC = 28 CUP
Also, sometimes in museums lady can approach you and take you aside and offer you small collection of CUP banknotes coins included. Don't pay that more then 4 CUC (3.2 EUR). Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Wooden carvings, jewelry like necklaces and bracelets made from wood and grain, T-shirts with Che.
Never pay the price they ask, always try to bargain. Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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I found guayabera shirts of high quality at the same or lower prices at the airport store than I found at even the most inexpensive shops in Havana. To find a good deal at an airport store is so unusual that I am a little nervous about placing this tip, because times change and it may not be true when you visit. If you arrive and depart through the Havana airport you could check the prices at the airport upon arrival so you won't be trapped by a change in store philosophy or management.
Guayabera shirts Leave a Comment Theme: Men's Clothes
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