Just as beautiful as the rest of the beaches in eastern Havana, Mi Cayito is best known for being Havana’s LGBT beach.
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Iglesia de Santa Rita de Casia LH
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
Plaza Carlos III LH
Hotel Florida LH
ColonialAdmission: n-aObispo 2#52, esq. a Cuba, Habana Vieja
Casa de Carmen Montilla LH
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural LH
Parque Simón Bolívar LH
Monumento a Máximo Gómez LH
H.Upmann Cigar Factory LH
Casa de Masía L’Ampurdá LH
Art NouveauGertrudis esquina a Revolución, 10 de Octubre
Museo de la Pintura Mural LH
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
Plaza Carlos III LH 3
This is a four-story commercial center that includes shops, fast food outlets, a bank, food market, etc, which after wide-ranging remodeling and restoration, first opened in October 1997. At the time, …
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
Casa de Carmen Montilla LH 3
This charming art gallery was established in 1994 by the late Venezuelan artist Carmen Montilla (1944-2004) with the support of the Office of the Historian of Havana. It is housed in 18th-century buil …
Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tue-SunOficios #162, e/ Amargura y Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja
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
Monumento a Máximo Gómez LH 3
Inaugurated in the mid-1930s, this magnificent monument pays homage to Dominican-born General Máximo Gómez, who became Commander in Chief of Cuba’s Liberation Army during the Wars of Independence. The …
Admission: NoneAvenida del Puerto y Avenida de las Misiones (Monserrate)
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 …
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Casa de Masía L’Ampurdá LH 3
Another modernist gem by Rotllant, who on this occasion proclaimed his Catalan ancestry. Like in Dámaso Gutiérrez’s home, the stylistic harmony between interiors and exteriors surprises pleasingly. Th …
Art NouveauGertrudis esquina a Revolución, 10 de Octubre
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
