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Casa Cubana del Perfume

General sightseeing

CA Ranking: 2

Open: 10am-5:20pm, Mon-Sat

Admission: n-a

Teniente Rey #13, Habana Vieja

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This quaint and lovely shop sells perfumes from the Cuban Suchel brand, and prepares personalized fragrances on site according to patrons’ tastes. It also doubles as a small museum, with a 19^th-century copper distillery and other paraphernalia for making perfumes.

Casa de Los Pelícanos LH 3

Although modified by later reconstructions, this Art Nouveau apartment building has preserved its beautiful wooden door carved with floral motifs and flanked on both sides by two slender stone pelican …

Admission: n-aMercaderes e/ Teniente Rey y Amargura, Habana Vieja

Museo Numismático LH 3

Valued in approx 50 million dollars, the museum’s collections features medals, coins and banknotes from around the world, including an early 20 peso coin, the only one still existing of the ten produc …

ModernAdmission: CUC 1Open: 9am-5pm Tues-SunObispo at 305, e/ Aguiar y Habana, Habana Vieja

Alameda de Paula LH 3

The construction of the Alameda de Paula, one of Havana’s first promenades, was commissioned by Captain General Felipe de Fondesviela, member of the court of King Carlos III, and built by architect An …

Admission: n-aAvenida del Puerto from San Ignacio to Oficios, Habana Vieja

Fachada del Teatro Fausto LH 3

Built in 1915, it was reconstructed and remodeled in 1938 according to a project which was awarded the Gold Medal by the National Architects’ Association. Its pure Art Deco façade is faced with a mixt …

Art DecoAdmission: NonePaseo de Martí (Prado) esquina a Colón

Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras LH 3

The Hermanos Ameijeiras hospital opened on December 3, 1982. In the late 1950s the dictator Batista planned the construction of a new building for the National Bank of Cuba on the grounds where the Ho …

Modern

Casa de Dionisio Velasco LH 3

Built in 1912, the building was conceived as a grand palace. Lavishly ornamented on its facade, it features overhanging balconies and windows which break the horizontal line of the balustrade. This mo …

EclecticAdmission: FreeCárcel #51 esq. a Zulueta, Habana Vieja

Cruz Verde LH 3

The corner of Amargura and Mercaderes is known as Cruz Verde (Green Cross) due to a green-painted cross affixed to the northwest-facing cornerstone. The cross is one of twelve that were to be found al …

Admission: n-aMercaderes, esq. a Amargura, Habana Vieja

Edificio del Retiro Odontológico LH 3

In 1953, architect Antonio Quintana won the competition for the design of a building which would house doctors’ offices, stores and other public spaces. The use of brise-soleil, popularized by the Fre …

ModernL entre 23 y 21

Calle San Lázaro LH 3

Stretching 14 blocks, this street takes its name from the San Lázaro Hospital built in 1746. It was s=successively renamed as Calle Ancha del Norte, Calle del Basurero, Avenida Antonio Maceo and Aveni …

Fuente de los Leones LH 3

Designed in 1836 by Italian artist Giuseppe Gaggini, the Carrara marble Fuente del Conde de Villanueva is popularly known as “Fuente de los Leones” for its four lions, one to each corner, resting on p …

Plaza de San Francisco, Habana Vieja

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