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Memorial a los Estudiantes de Medicina

General sightseeing

CA Ranking: 2

Admission: None

Cuba y Paseo de Martí (Prado)

Inaugurated in 1890, this memorial is a shrine to eight medical students who were executed by firing squad on November 27, 1871, after being falsely accused of desecrating the tomb of Spanish journalist Gonzalo Castañón. Built in Greek style around the wall where were they were executed, the impact of the bullets are visible. Every November 27, medical students gather here to pay homage to their memory.

Plaza de la Revolución LH 4

The idea of building this square emerged in the 1940s, when an international contest was organized to erect a monument to honor José Martí, Cuba’s National Hero. In 1943 the project was finally approv …

ModernAdmission: CUC 3Open: 9am-4:30pm Mon-SatPaseo y Avenida de la Independencia (Boyeros)

Teatro América LH 4

The América Theatre is one of the most interesting architectural works in Havana. It first opened on March 29, 1941 and is part of a large building complex located on one of Central Havana’s main comm …

Art Deco

Palacio del Conde Lombillo LH 4

Located on the north-east corner of the Plaza de la Catedral, this mid18th-century building is unusual in having three façades: the main one on Empedrado and the other two facing Mercaderes and the sq …

Admission: FreeEmpedrado #151, esq. a Mercaderes, Habana Vieja

Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales LH 4

Tucked into the northwest corner of the plaza, the relatively austere gallery occupies three levels of a partially restored 18th-century townhouse mansion. It holds temporary exhibitions of both renow …

Admission: FreeOpen: 10am-5pm Tues-SatSan Ignacio #352, esq. a Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja

Manzana de Gómez LH 4

Owned by Julián de Zulueta, construction work began in 1890 according to the project designed by architect Pedro Tomé Veracruisse; however, still unfinished, it was sold to Andrés Gómez Mena, who comp …

EclecticAdmission: n-aLimited by Neptuno, Monserrate, Obispo and Zulueta Streets, Habana Vieja

Teatro Nacional de Cuba LH 4

Opened in 1960, and reopened in 1979 after being fully restored, this is one of Havana’s most important cultural venues. It promotes dance, drama, theater for both adults and children, music and visua …

Paseo y 39

La Terraza de Cojimar LH 4

Ernest Hemingway lived in Cojimar for some years and this was his favorite restaurant there, as evidenced by the many pictures of the American author here, including one with Fidel Castro. In one of t …

Open: Restaurant noon-midnight; Bar 10am-midnight dailyCalle Real No. 161 esquina a Candelaria, Cojímar

Edificio FOCSA LH 4

Considered one of the seven wonders of Cuban civil engineering, when built, the Focsa building was among the largest reinforced concrete structures in the world. Construction works took 28 months, and …

Modern17 entre M and N

Teatro Martí LH 4

Elegant and simple, this Romanesque-style theater opened in 1884 as Teatro Irijoa and changed its name to Teatro Martí in 1900. Because of its location in Habana Vieja and its great acoustics, it achi …

Dragones e/ Prado y Avenida de las Misiones, Habana Vieja

Sloppy Joe’s Bar LH 5-

6pm is Sloppy Joe cocktail hour again at the original Sloppy Joe’s saloon, an iconic Cuban bar that reopened Friday April 12, 2013 after a nearly 50-year break in its original location. The restoratio …

Traditional BarÁnimas, esq. Zulueta La Habana Vieja

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