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Fachada del Teatro Fausto

General sightseeing

Architectural style: Art Deco

CA Ranking: 3

Admission: None

Paseo de Martí (Prado) esquina a Colón

Built in 1915, it was reconstructed and remodeled in 1938 according to a project which was awarded the Gold Medal by the National Architects’ Association. Its pure Art Deco façade is faced with a mixture of white cement and stone dust which reflect color changes of its illumination, achieved by incandescent gas tubes. It was the first air-conditioned theatre in Cuba. Art Deco was the preferred style for the first movie houses in the city, such as Moderno, Arenal and City Hall theatres.

El Caballero de París LH 4

Dozens of passers-by on Oficios are drawn every day to the life-size bronze statue of this humbly dressed man that stands outside the entrance to the basilica. Approach it and you will see that his lo …

Basílica Menor y Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Habana Vieja

Galería Victor Manuel LH 4

This gallery offers a nice selection of mainstream decorative modern paintings, some of which could be considered true works of art. Given its location and popularity, high pric es are to be expected. …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-9pm dailySan Ignacio #56, esq. a Callejón del Chorro, 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

Hostal Conde de Villanueva LH 4

The former 18th-century mansion of Claudio Martínez de Pinillos, Count of Villanueva, leader of Cuban Creole society in the 19th century, was restored in the 1990s to create a charming and comfortable …

ColonialAdmission: n-aMercaderes #202, e/ Lamparilla y Amargura, Habana Vieja

Museo del Ferrocarril LH 4

Opened on November 19, 2002, the Railway Museum is housed in the former Cristina railway station, headquarters of the Western Railway of Havana. Cuba was the sixth country in the world to develop a ra …

Open: 9:30am-5pm Tues-SunEstación Cristina, s/n, esq. a Arroyo, Habana Vieja

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

Sacra Iglesia Catedral Ortodoxa de San Nicolás LH 4

This tiny and architecturally authentic Greek orthodox church (Cuba’s only one) stands in the Jardín Madre Teresa de Calucuta and was consecrated by Bartholomew I Ecumenical Patriarch and Archbishop o …

ColonialAdmission: n-aChurruca esq. a San Pedro, Habana Vieja

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