
This beautiful beach is known for its white sands and turquoise waters. Arguably the best beach in the Havana area, it has its own marina (Marina Tarará), for fishing, diving and snorkeling, among other sea-related activities.
This beautiful beach is known for its white sands and turquoise waters. Arguably the best beach in the Havana area, it has its own marina (Marina Tarará), for fishing, diving and snorkeling, among other sea-related activities.
Habana 1791: The perfume shop Located in an 18th-century mansion at the corner of Mercaderes and Obrapía, this beautiful shop and laboratory sells 12 varieties of scents or colognes. The bottles are m …
The main feature of this tiny but lovely tree-shaded park, which occupies the site of a collapsed colonial building, is a sculpture given to Fidel Castro by Ecuadorean artist Oswaldo Guayasamín (1919- …
Calle Línea is one of the most important streets in Havana and was the first one in Vedado. This avenue gets its name from the streetcar tracks (in Spanish, líneas) that ran along this street. It was …
This institution is supported by donations from Ediciones Boloña, a publishing house of the City Historian’s Office. Its purpose is to make known the work of the famous French author Victor Hugo, as w …
This captivating and incredibly detailed scale model (1:500) of the old city is a must-see while exploring Habana Vieja, of which it provides a great overall perspective. Measuring 8 meteres long by 6 …
Strategically located on Cuba Street between Cuarteles and Peña Pobre, it looks out onto the bay. Noteworthy in this 18-century mansion is the 32 meter-long continuous balcony on its façade, one of th …
Built in 1886, the Calixto López y Compañía tobacco factory and warehouse takes up the whole block between Zulueta, Economía, Gloria and Misión streets. It has the typical ground floor, mezzanine and …
This building of imposing image is an example of conventionalism at a time when the architectural avant-garde had already paved the way for new, bolder ideas. From that premise, however, this construc …
Erected in 1640 simultaneously with the Plaza del Cristo around the Ermita del Humilladero–the final station of the Vía Crucis or procession of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, which started …
This singular 1910 Fire Station has a simple but refined façade that features a kind of triumphal arch dominated by a central double-heighted void. Today, it houses a lovely museum about the history o …