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Cristo de La Habana

General sightseeing

CA Ranking: 4

Admission: CUC 1

Casablanca, next to Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña

This majestic representation of Jesus Christ, only four decades old, is part of the landscape that characterizes the entrance to the Havana harbor. It is 20 meters tall, weighs 320 tons and consists of 67 different pieces, and made in white Carrara marble, contrasts with the gray rocks around it. The monument was made in Italy by Cuban artist Jilma Madera, who didn’t use any male model and instead based her work on her masculine beauty ideal.

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

Zanja Real LH 3

Mid-way along the west side of the Basílica Menor y Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Calle Brasil (Teniente Rey) leads south one block to Plaza Vieja. Exposed in the center of the cobbled street are …

Admission: FreeTeniente Rey e/ Mercaderes y Oficios, Habana Vieja

Casa Natal de José Martí LH 3

This is a modest residence dating from the early 19th century whose fundamental worth stems from its being the birthplace of Cuban National Heroe José Martí. Architecturally, its interest lies in the …

Admission: CUC 1Open: 9am-6pm dailyPaula (Leonor Pérez) 314, e/ Egido y Picota, Habana Vieja

Memorial a las Víctimas del Maine LH 3

This is a memorial in front of the Hotel Nacional dedicated to the 266 people who died when the second-class pre-dreadnought armor cruiser USS Maine sank due to an explosion in Havana harbor on Februa …

On Malecón, in front of the Hotel Nacional

Casa Museo de África LH 3

The 17th-century townhouse mansion at Obrapia #157 originally served as a shop selling snuff. Today, as the House of Africa, it displays objects of different African cultures, especially ivory carving …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunObrapía #157, e/ Mercaderes y San Ignacio, Habana Vieja

Iglesia del Santo Ángel Custodio LH 3

Located on Loma del Angel, or Angel Hill, the church was originally built in the second half of the 17th century and expanded with two lateral naves in the mid-18th century. After having been largely …

OtherAdmission: FreeOpen: 9am-6pm Tues-SunCompostela y Cuarteles or Avenida de las Misiones y Cuarteles, Habana Vieja

Galería Villa Manuela LH 3

Opened in 2004, Galería Villa Manuela was created to exhibit and promote works by members of UNEAC. This contemporary gallery hosts at least 10 exhibitions a year with works by artists of all ages and …

Admission: freeOpen: 10am-5pm Mon FriCalle H #406, entre 17 y 19

Habana 1791: The Perfume shop LH 3

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 …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9:30am-6pm dailyMercaderes #156, esq. a Obrapía, Habana Vieja

Parque Rumiñahui LH 3

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- …

Admission: n-aMercaderes esq. a Lamparilla, Habana Vieja

Calle Línea LH 3

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 …

From the Malecón to the tunnel on 26th St.

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