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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Fuente de Neptuno LH
Museo Yoruba de Cuba LH
Casa Cubana del Perfume LH
Cementerio de Espada LH
Parque Arqueológico de la Maestranza LH
Avenida de Carlos III (Ave. Salvador Allende) LH
Casa Oswaldo Guayasamín LH
Terracota 4 LH
Memorial a Julio Antonio Mella LH
Museo de Orfebrería LH
Fuente de Neptuno LH 2
The Fuente de Neptuno (Fountain of Neptune) was imported from Italy. Besides its ornamental function, it also supplied water to three boats at the same time, for which large iron rings were placed for …
Admission: n-aAvenida del Puerto, Habana Vieja
Museo Yoruba de Cuba LH 2
Created by, and housed in the headquarters of, the Asociación Cultural Yoruba de Cuba, this museum is dedicated to santería and features sculptures representing the different Afro-Cuban orishas (saint …
Admission: CUC 10Open: 9am-5pm dailyPrado #615 e/ Monte y Dragones, Habana Vieja
Casa Cubana del Perfume LH 2
This quaint and lovely shop sells perfumes from the Cuban Suchel brand, and prepares personalized fragrances on site according to patrons’ tastes. It also doubles as a small museum, with a 19th-centur …
Admission: n-aOpen: 10am-5:20pm, Mon-SatTeniente Rey #13, Habana Vieja
Cementerio de Espada LH 2
First called Cementerio General de La Habana, the Cementerio de Espada was built after the Spanish authorities issued a Royal Edict banning burials in temples because it was considered unhygienic. The …
Aramburu two blocks east of San Lázaro
Parque Arqueológico de la Maestranza LH 2
By the 1700s, Havana boasted an artillery factory for the manufacture and repair of weapons and ammunition. The factory was demolished and a “castle” was the built for the Police. This archeological s …
Admission: FreeCuba e/ Chacón y Tacón, Habana Vieja
Avenida de Carlos III (Ave. Salvador Allende) LH 2
This street was built by order of Governor Miguel de Tacón in 1836 and connects the intersection of Reina and Belascoaín streets to the Castillo del Príncipe. It was originally named Paseo de Tacón. L …
From Belascoaín to Ave. de los Presidentes
Casa Oswaldo Guayasamín LH 2
This institution honors Ecuadorian painter Oswaldo Guayasamín (1919-1999), a dedicated socialist, supporter of the Cuban Revolution, and close friend to Fidel Castro. It’s located in an 18th-century m …
Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-4:30pm Tues-SunObrapia #112. Habana Vieja
Terracota 4 LH 1
This is the studio-gallery of ceramicists Amelia Carballo and Ángel Norniella. Their work shows a wide variety of influences and techniques, including the millenary raku, and as the name suggests focu …
Admission: FreeOpen: 10am-6pm dailyMercaderes e/ Obrapía y Lamparilla, (across from the Simón Bolívar Park), Habana Vieja
Memorial a Julio Antonio Mella LH 1
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 found …
San Lázaro y L
Museo de Orfebrería LH 1
The museum displays a collection of silver walking sticks, swords and other items of metalwork by Cuban silversmiths from the 15th-20th centuries. Especially interesting are the pieces from the coloni …
Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunObispo #113, e/ Mercaderes y Oficios, Habana Vieja
