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Group of houses on Cárdenas Street

General sightseeing

Architectural style: Art Nouveau

CA Ranking: 4

Admission: Free

Cárdenas #101, 103, 107, 159 & 161

It is unusual in the city to find in such a short stretch so many interesting examples of Art Nouveau constructions. Only recently has the City Historian’s Office begun restoration works on some of the buildings. Although there are several structures here of interest, the houses marked with 101, 103, 107, 159 and 161, which are very similar in their design, carried out by the Catalan architect Mario Rotllant, should be given special attention. These houses feature delightful details, such as side windows shaped as leaves and ornamented with colored glass, exquisite wrought-iron balconies, expressive plaster moldings, and carved woodEN doors with delicate floral motifs.

Calle Obispo LH 4

This important street goes back to 1519, only four years after the founding of Havana. It was conceived as a narrow thoroughfare to protect the people from the sun. Throughout its existence, it has ha …

Admission: n-aHabana Vieja

Barrio Chino LH 4

Located just a few meters away from El Capitolio, this is the largest and most important Chinatown in the New Continent. According to historian Julio Le Riverend, between 1847 and 1874, around 150,000 …

Centered around Zanja and Dragones

Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís LH 4

This imposing and beautiful basilica with fine acoustics hosts some of the most important classical music concerts in Havana. Set in the square of the same name, the church is the home of the Grammy-n …

Classical music

Church/catedralAdmission: CUC 2Calle Oficios, Plaza San Francisco de Asís, Old Havana

Planetario LH 4

Adjoining Fototeca on the square’s east side, the Planetarium is an interactive cultural center inaugurated on December 21, 2009. It provides a fascinating look into the origins and structure of the u …

Admission: CUC 10Open: 10am-3:30pm Wed-SunMercaderes #311 e/ Teniente Rey y Muralla. Plaza Vieja, Habana Vieja

Museo de la Farmacia Habanera La Reunión LH 4

Opened in 2004 in the building where the old pharmacy La Reunión was located, this museum is considered the most important pharmaceutical complex in Cuba and one of the largest and most beautiful in t …

Art NouveauAdmission: FreeOpen: 9am-7pm dailyTeniente Rey esq. a Compostela, Habana Vieja

Museo del Automóvil LH 4

One block east of the plaza, the State-run Museum of Automobiles, previously known as the Depósito del Automóvil, showcases a collection of almost 50 vehicles from 1905 to 1989, includes cars, trucks, …

Admission: CUC 1Open: 9am-4:30pm Tues-SunOficios #13 esq. a Callejón de Jústiz, Habana Vieja

Parque Central LH 4

Completed in 1877 after the city walls were knocked down, the park is bordered by El Prado, Zulueta, San José and Neptuno Streets. It is surrounded by significant buildings, such as the Gran Teatro de …

Admission: n-aBordered by Prado, Zulueta, San José & Neptuno, Habana Vieja

Cinemateca de Cuba (Cine Chaplin) LH 4

The Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC) was the first cultural institution created by the Revolutionary Government on March 24, 1959. Its objective was to organize, establis …

Open: 9am-5pm Mon-SatInstituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC), 23 #1156, entre 10 y 12

Agromercado de 19 y B LH 4

With fresh organic products that include fruits, vegetables and meat, this agromercado is best known among locals for being one of the best stocked open-air vegetable markets in the city.

Open: 7am-5pm,Tue-Sun19 entre A y B

Gran Teatro de La Habana LH 4

Across from Parque Central, the Tacón Theater was inaugurated in April, 1838. At the time, this was Havana’s most important theater and arguably one of the best in the continent for its elegance, comf …

EclecticAdmission: n-aPrado #458 e/ San Rafael y San José, Habana Vieja

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