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Agromercado de 19 y B

General sightseeing

CA Ranking: 4

Open: 7am-5pm,Tue-Sun

19 entre A y B

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With fresh organic products that include fruits, vegetables and meat, this agromercado is best known among locals for being one of the best stocked open-air vegetable markets in the city.

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

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

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 …

Parroquia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (Parroquia del Vedado) LH 3

Built in 1892, this is Vedado’s oldest church; and is mostly known by its celebration of Corpus Christi in May, in addition to many other Catholic festivities. The wooden altar, pulpit and stained-gla …

OtherOpen: 9am-5pm dailyLínea entre C y D

Museo del Chocolate LH 3

Although calling this place a museum is an overstatement, there are some intriguing artefacts relating to the history of chocolate production in Cuba. More appropriate would be to call it Café Fábrica …

Admission: FreeOpen: 10am-7:30pm dailyMercaderes esq. a Amargura, Habana Vieja

Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta LH 3

Given its strategic location on one side of the harbor mouth, this fortress was one of the two most important defensive constructions in Havana’s defense system in colonial times. Construction works t …

RenaissanceAdmission: CUC 5; free under-12sOpen: 10am-6pm Wed-SunAvenida del Puerto y Paseo de Martí (Prado)

Edificio del Seguro Médico LH 2

This is one of the most significant exponents of the trends in architecture in Havana of its time. According to architect Pedro Martínez Inclán, “Quintana can boast about having given Havana…two build …

Modern23 esquina a N

Parque Maceo LH 2

Dominating the Malecón to the west, at the foot of Belascoaín (Avenida Padre Varela), is the massive bronze monument to Antonio Maceo, on top of a marble base in a plaza with a fountain. The classical …

Malecón entre Belascoaín (Padre Valera) y Jovellar

Aqvarivm LH 2

This modest aquarium has over 90 different species of freshwater fish and aquatic plants, displayed in small tanks. Tropical fish tanks are popular in many Cuban family homes and fish can be purchased …

Admission: CUC 1Open: 9am-5pm Tues-SunTeniente Rey #9, e/ Oficios y Mercaderes, Habana Vieja

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