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Clock Tower

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CA Ranking: 2

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Between 1921 and 1924, a clock tower was built on Fifth Avenue. It was designed by New Yorker John H. Duncan, one of the architects that contributed to the layout of the avenue and who also designed the monument built in in the United States in honor of former US President Ulysses S. Grant. The sound of the four bells is quite similar to that of the famous London Big Ben.

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)

Iglesia de Santa Rita de Casia LH 3

The succession of parabolic arcs made of reinforced concrete in contrast to the three stories of rectangular windows which alternate with the arcs create a sense of motion and modernity, accentuated b …

Art DecoOpen: 9am-noon, 2-5pm Mon-Fri; 2pm-6pm Sat; 9am-noon Sun; Mass: 5:30pm Tue, Thur, Sat; 8am Wed, Fri; 10:30am Sun5ta esquina a 26

Plaza Carlos III LH 3

This is a four-story commercial center that includes shops, fast food outlets, a bank, food market, etc, which after wide-ranging remodeling and restoration, first opened in October 1997. At the time, …

Oratorio de San Felipe Neri LH 3

Originally a small church built in 1693, it was acquired two centuries later by a bank. The building was eventually returned to the city as a concert hall where lyric theater and song is performed. It …

Admission: CUC 2Open: 7pmAguiar esq. a Obrapía, Habana Vieja

Hotel Saratoga LH 3

The Saratoga Hotel – Reborn The oldest reference of what today is the elegant eclectic Saratoga Hotel dates back to 1879 when construction works for a three-story building began. The first floor was s …

EclecticAdmission: Free

$115 - $144ROOMS: 96Prado #603 esq. a Dragones, Habana Vieja

Casa de Carmen Montilla LH 3

This charming art gallery was established in 1994 by the late Venezuelan artist Carmen Montilla (1944-2004) with the support of the Office of the Historian of Havana. It is housed in 18th-century buil …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tue-SunOficios #162, e/ Amargura y Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja

La Casa del Agua La Tinaja LH 3

The quaint cobbled section of Calle Obispo between Calles Oficios and Mercaderes is lined with the oldest buildings in Havana. The row of 17th-century townhouse mansions includes the tiny La Casa del …

Admission: FreeOpen: 10am-7pm dailyObispo # 111, Habana Vieja

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