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Galería Victor Manuel

Art Gallery / Studio

CA Ranking: 4

Open: 9am-9pm daily

Admission: Free

San Ignacio #56, esq. a Callejón del Chorro, Habana Vieja

(+53)7861 - 2955

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. The galleru occupies the former Casa de Baños (public bath house), which was built over the square’s cistern in the 19th century.

Paseo del Prado LH 5+

In colonial times, this promenade received several names, including Nuevo Prado, Alameda de Extramuros, Paseo de Isabel II and Paseo del Prado, and with cuba’s independecne, it became Paseo de Martí. …

Prado from Neptuno to Avenida del Puerto, Habana Vieja

Convento e Iglesia de la Merced LH 5

Built between 1865 and 1867, this is arguably one of Havana’s most lush churches. The temple stands opposite a small square and its façade, constructed in Baroque style, features the principal door wi …

BaroqueAdmission: FreeOpen: 8am-5pm dailyCuba #806, e/ Merced y Paula (Leonor Pérez), Habana Vieja

Almacenes de San José LH 5

This former harborside warehouse was built in 1885 and is considered the oldest depository in Old Havana. The sober and imposing façade that looks out onto the city conceals the building’s steel struc …

BaroqueAdmission: FreeOpen: 9am-8pm dailyAvenida del Puerto y San Ignacio, Habana Vieja

Quinta Avenida LH 5+

Initially called Avenida de las Américas, Quinta Avenida (Fifth Avenue) stretches from the tunnel that connects it to Calzada Street, in Vedado, to the Santa Ana River, in the locality of Santa Fe. Co …

Plaza Vieja LH 5+

The 16th-century Plaza Vieja has always been a residential rather than a military, religious or administrative space, and is surrounded by elegant colonial residences, combined with a few very strikin …

Admission: n-aBordered by Teniente Rey, Muralla, San Ignacio & Mercaderes, Habana Vieja

Arte Corte (Papito’s) LH 5+

Established about eight years ago, Arte Corte is a hairdressing salon that is also an “interactive museum” where the customer, while comfortably seated in a hundred year-old chair awaiting their turn, …

Admission: NoneOpen: Noon-6pm Mon-SatAguiar 10 entre Peña Pobre y Monserrate

Jardín Botánico Nacional LH 5+

These 600-hectare botanical gardens feature approximately 150,000 examples of 4,000 different species of trees and bushes from all over the world. A tractor train ride around the park departs four tim …

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Santa María del Mar LH 5

Santa María is the most popular beach among both Habaneros and visitors. It has lodgings, restaurants, watersports hire, grocery stores and a pharmacy. As with the other beahes, it boasts soft, white …

Cámara Oscura LH 5

Located on the top floor of the eclectic-style early 20th-century Edificio Gómez Vila—the plaza’s tallest building (35 meters/115 feet)—on the northeast corner, the Cámara Oscura provides a 360-degree …

Admission: CUC 2Open: 10am-5:20pm, Mon-SatTeniente Rey, esq. a Mercaderes, Habana Vieja

Ivan Chef Justo LH 5

There is only one problem with Ivan Chef Justo and that is describing to people how to get there. Actually it is not that complicated, opposite the Museum of the Revolution on the Old Havana side. Con …

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