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Memorial a Julio Antonio Mella

General sightseeing

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San Lázaro y L

Across from the Universidad de La Habana is this memorial, often used to make concerts and for political or student rallies. It holds the ashes of Julio Antonio Mella, a young student leader and founding member of the Federación Estudiantil Universitaria (University Student Federation) and the Partido Comunista de Cuba (Communist Party of Cuba).

Convento e Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús e Ignacio de Loyola LH 4

Known by many as Iglesia de Reina, Cuba’s tallest and perhaps most beautiful church rises in the midst of the urban landscape as one of the most accomplished religious constructions in Cuba in terms o …

EclecticOpen: 8am-noon, 3-6pm daily; Mass: 8am, 4.30pm Mon-Sat; 8am, 9.30am, 4.30pm SunReina (Avenida Simón Bolivar) entre Belascoaín (Padre Valera) y Gervasio

Cementerio Chino LH 3

Chinese immigrants were promised rivers of gold on their arrival in Cuba, but in reality they were confined to barracks in abject poverty, where conditions were brutal. Many of them thought of returni …

Admission: freeOpen: (53-7) 830-4517 - Visits need to be arranged26 entre 28 y 33

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

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

Museo de la Pintura Mural LH 3

The Museum of Mural Painting exhibits some beautifully restored original frescoes in one of the oldest surviving houses in the city, owned by Antón Recio, important figure of 16th-century Havana. Open …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9:30 am-5pm Tues-SunObispo #117-119, e/ Mercaderes y Oficios, Habana Vieja

Hotel Florida LH 3

The 1836 Hotel Florida is a beautifully restored colonial mansion with a splendid neoclassical frontage, with Corinthian columns, and an atmospheric central courtyard. The hotel’s 25 rooms, which have …

ColonialAdmission: n-aObispo 2#52, esq. a Cuba, Habana Vieja

H.Upmann Cigar Factory LH 3

The H.Upmann cigar factory was relocated here a few years ago from Centro Habana. The brand, established in 1844 by German businessmen and brothers Herman and August Upmann, is one of the oldest in th …

23 entre 14 y 16

Escuela Nacional de Ballet LH 3

This is the biggest ballet school in the world and the most prestigious one in Cuba, with approximately 3,000 students. The school goes back to 1931 with the creation of the Escuela Nacional de Ballet …

Open: Closed Sat-Sun, visits arranged through CENEARTEPaseo de Martí (Prado) 207 entre Trocadero y Colón

Museo Nacional de Historia Natural LH 3

Despite appearing to be of the colonial era, the building on the plaza’s southwest side dates from the early 20th-century, when it served as the U.S. Embassy in the years immediately following indepen …

Admission: CUC 3Open: 10am-6pm Tues-SunObispo #61, e/ Oficios y Baratillo, Habana Vieja

Parque Simón Bolívar LH 3

North on Mercaderes, you’ll reach Parque Simón Bolívar on the corner of Calle Obrapía. In addition to a statue of the Latin American independence movement leader, the park has a ceramic mural by Venez …

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

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