Santa María is the most popular beach among both Habaneros and visitors. It has lodgings, restaurants, watersports hire, grocery stores and a pharmacy. As with the other beahes, it boasts soft, white sand.
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H.Upmann Cigar Factory LH
Escuela Nacional de Ballet LH
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural LH
Parque Simón Bolívar LH
Casa de Masía L’Ampurdá LH
Art NouveauGertrudis esquina a Revolución, 10 de Octubre
Casa-Museo Simón Bolívar LH
Parque Albear LH
Palacio de la Marquesa de Villalba LH
Neo-classicalAdmission: n-aEgido e/ Dragones y Monte, Habana Vieja
Parque Mariana Grajales LH
Casa de la Comedia LH
H.Upmann Cigar Factory LH 3
The H.Upmann cigar factory was relocated here a few years ago from Centro Habana. The brand, established in 1844 by German businessmen and brothers Herman and August Upmann, is one of the oldest in th …
23 entre 14 y 16
Escuela Nacional de Ballet LH 3
This is the biggest ballet school in the world and the most prestigious one in Cuba, with approximately 3,000 students. The school goes back to 1931 with the creation of the Escuela Nacional de Ballet …
Open: Closed Sat-Sun, visits arranged through CENEARTEPaseo de Martí (Prado) 207 entre Trocadero y Colón
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural LH 3
Despite appearing to be of the colonial era, the building on the plaza’s southwest side dates from the early 20th-century, when it served as the U.S. Embassy in the years immediately following indepen …
Admission: CUC 3Open: 10am-6pm Tues-SunObispo #61, e/ Oficios y Baratillo, Habana Vieja
Parque Simón Bolívar LH 3
North on Mercaderes, you’ll reach Parque Simón Bolívar on the corner of Calle Obrapía. In addition to a statue of the Latin American independence movement leader, the park has a ceramic mural by Venez …
Admission: n-aMercaderes esq. a Obrapía, Habana Vieja
Casa de Masía L’Ampurdá LH 3
Another modernist gem by Rotllant, who on this occasion proclaimed his Catalan ancestry. Like in Dámaso Gutiérrez’s home, the stylistic harmony between interiors and exteriors surprises pleasingly. Th …
Art NouveauGertrudis esquina a Revolución, 10 de Octubre
Casa-Museo Simón Bolívar LH 3
Housed in a former colonial mansion built from 1806 to 1817, the Casa-Museo del Libertador Simón Bolívar is dedicated to honoring the “Great Liberator” who led the Latin American nations’ independence …
Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunMercaderes #156, e/ Obrapía y Lamparilla, Habana Vieja
Parque Albear LH 3
The main attraction of this small park is an elegant life-size Carrara marble statue of engineer Francisco de Albear y Lara, sculpted in 1895 by Cuban artist José Vilalta de Saavedra. Albear dedicated …
Admission: FreeMonserrate e/ Obispo y O’Reilly, Habana Vieja
Palacio de la Marquesa de Villalba LH 3
One of the most majestic buildings in Havana, it was partly built on the sight of the old wall that surrounded the city, and it is said that the stones of the wall were used in its construction. It wa …
Neo-classicalAdmission: n-aEgido e/ Dragones y Monte, Habana Vieja
Parque Mariana Grajales LH 3
Ocupying a whole block in El Vedado, Mariana Grajales Park is right across the Saúl delgado High School. The monument in the center of the park is that of Mariana Grajales, mother of Lt. General Anton …
23 entre C y D
Casa de la Comedia LH 3
Tucked down a cobble-side street around the corner from the Depósito del Automóvil is the “House of Comedy.” Plays were first performed here in 1778. Today, it promotes new Cuban plays. Admission deta …
Admission: CUC 2Justiz #18, e/ Baratillo y Oficios
