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Casa de los Árabes

Museum / Cultural center

CA Ranking: 3

Best for: Home to Havana’s only mosque.

Open: 9am-4:30pm Mon-Sun

Admission: Free

Oficios #16, e/ Obispo y Obrapía, Habana Vieja

This ethnographic museum dedicated to Islamic cultures founded in1983 displays modest exhibitions on Islamic textiles, carpets, clothing, weapons, ceramics and furniture. The museum is housed in two early 18th-century building of significant heritage value. It is also home to Havana’s only mosque: the small prayer hall is exquisitely inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Opening hours: 9am-4:30pm Mon-Sat; 9:30am-12:30pm Sun

Convento e Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Belén LH 4

Made up of a church, a convent and a peculiar vaulted arch, this religious complex is the most extensive of those surviving in Old Havana. After the arrival in Havana of the first members of the Order …

BaroqueAdmission: FreeOpen: 8am-6pm Mon-FriCompostela e/ Luz y Acosta, Habana Vieja

Universidad de La Habana LH 4

With Brother Tomás Linares del Castillo as its first rector, the first university in Cuba, the Real y Pontificia Universidad de San Gerónimo de La Habana, was created in 1728. After several reforms, t …

EclecticL entre San Rafael y 27 de Noviembre

Casa del Conde de Casa Lombillo LH 4

A beautiful façade with a huge arched portal, a loggia supported by thick columns on pedestals, and beautiful mediopunto stained-glass windows above define this two-story 18th-century building on Plaz …

ColonialAdmission: n-aSan Ignacio # 364, Habana Vieja

Iglesia del Espíritu Santo LH 4

Although considered by many the oldest church in Havana, a research by historian Pedro A. Herrera has proved otherwise. The original building, which was built as a hermitage in 1638 for freed slaves a …

Admission: FreeOpen: 8am-noon & 5-8pmCuba esq. a Acosta, Habana Vieja

Avenida de los Presidentes (Calle G) LH 4

This avenue takes its name, Avenida de los Presidentes (Avenue of the Presidents), from the monuments that have been placed on its wide promenade to honor some of Cuba’s former presidents as well as o …

From Avenida Salvador Allende (Carlos III) to the Malecón

Parque Temático Isla del Coco LH 4

Cuba’s first theme park opened in 2008 on the site of Havana’s former Coney Island Park. The very old park was razed to the ground to give way to the new attractions. There are rides for kids of all a …

Open: noon-8pm, Fri-Sun5ta y 112

Lonja del Comercio LH 4

The Lonja del Comercio, which first opened on March 1909, is angled obliquely to the square on its northern side. It was built in eclectic-style by the architectural firm of Purdy and Henderson as a c …

EclecticOpen: 9am-5pm Mon-SunLamparilla, esq. a Oficios, Habana Vieja

Seminario San Carlos y San Ambrosio (Real y Conciliar Colegio Seminario de San Carlos) LH 4

In 1689, Bishop Diego Evelino de Compostela founded San Ambrosio, an unpretentious school for boys, located on Tejadillo Street and adjacent to the Jesuit church under construction at the time. When t …

BaroqueAdmission: FreeCuba e/ Chacón y Empedrado, Habana Vieja

Monumento a José Miguel Gómez LH 4

Located on Avenida de los Presidentes, this is one of the most lavish monuments in the city. Its bas-reliefs show important moments in the life of José Miguel Gómez, president of the Republic of Cuba …

G (Avenida de los Presidentes) y 27

Avenida Paseo LH 4

Avenida Paseo, with large trees on both sides and a wide promenade with topiary and benches, is one of Havana’s most classy streets. There are luxurious mansions on both sides of the street, including …

From Plaza de la Revolución to the Malecón

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