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Fuente de los Leones

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Plaza de San Francisco, Habana Vieja

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 pedestals with water flowing from their mouths. The fountain has been relocated several times, but always within the perimeter of the plaza. It has become a refuge for pigeons, as well as a backdrop for quinceañeras having their photos taken for their 15th birthday.

Cristo de La Habana LH 4

This majestic representation of Jesus Christ, only four decades old, is part of the landscape that characterizes the entrance to the Havana harbor. It is 20 meters tall, weighs 320 tons and consists o …

Admission: CUC 1Casablanca, next to Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña

La Moderna Poesía LH 4

Owned by the López Serrano family–who evidently had a preference for Art Deco–this bookstore is a sample of how the sober interplay between lines and volumes can achieve a discreet elegance highligh …

Art DecoAdmission: FreeObispo y Bernaza, Habana Vieja

Parque Lenin LH 4

Approximately 25 kilometers south of Havana is Parque Lenin, inaugurated on April 22, 1972 by Fidel Castro on the initiative of Celia Sánchez. The huge bust of Lenin, carved in 1982 by Soviet sculptor …

Post 1959Open: 9am-5:30pm Wed-Sun except Jul-Aug 9am-5:30pm Tue-Sun100, esquina Cortina de la Presa

Fundación Havana Club LH 4

One block southeast of Plaza de San Francisco, on Avenida del Puerto, stands the ochre-colored former mansion of the Conde de la Montera. Beyond its ornate doorway is a promotional center—the Museo de …

Admission: CUC 5Open: 9am-5:30pm Mon-SunAvenida del Puerto #262, esq. a Sol, Habana Vieja

Factoría Habana LH 4

Factoría Habana is an experimental center for present-day artistic creation. The institution, which is ascribed to the City Historian’s Office, seeks to become a bridge between Latin American and Euro …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9:30am-4:30pm Mon-SatO´Reilly #308 e/ Habana y Aguiar, Habana Vieja

Sala Polivalente Kid Chocolate LH 4

This is one of the 67 facilities especially built for the Havana 1991 Pan-American Games. It was named after Eligio Sardiñas, also known as Kid Chocolate, Cuba’s finest amateur boxer ever. The sports …

Admission: CUC 1Prado, e/ San José y Teniente Rey , Habana Vieja

Casa de los Artistas LH 4

Several of Cuba’s most famous artists have their studios here, including Pedro Pablo Oliva, Zaida del Río and Roberto Fabelo. Contemporary art exhibitions are held on the ground floor.

Admission: FreeOpen: 10:30am-4:30pm Mon-SatOficios #6, e/ Obispo y Obrapía, Habana Vieja

Castillo de la Real Fuerza LH 4

History & architecture Considered an engineering marvel, this fortress on the plaza’s northeast corner is one of the oldest European defensive structures in the Americas, and the first built to gu …

RenaissanceAdmission: CUC 2Open: 9:30am-5pm Tues-SunCuba e/ O’Reilly y Obispo, Habana Vieja

Ciudad Deportiva LH 4

The Sports City was conceived as a complex that included race tracks; swimming pools; fields for different sports, including football; a small baseball stadium, and a coliseum at the forefront, which …

ModernVía Blanca esquina a Boyeros

El Caballero de París LH 4

Dozens of passers-by on Oficios are drawn every day to the life-size bronze statue of this humbly dressed man that stands outside the entrance to the basilica. Approach it and you will see that his lo …

Basílica Menor y Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Habana Vieja

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