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Museo de la Pintura Mural

Museum / Cultural center

CA Ranking: 3

Best for: Beautifully restored original frescoes in one of the oldest surviving houses in the city

Open: 9:30 am-5pm Tues-Sun

Admission: Free

Obispo #117-119, e/ Mercaderes y Oficios, Habana Vieja

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.

Opening hours: 9:30 am-5pm Tues-Sat; 9:30am-1pm Sun

Hotel Santa Isabel (Palacio del Conde de Santovenia) LH 4-

The grandiose palace overlooking the broad cobbled plazuela to the southeast side of Plaza de Armas is the deluxe Hotel Santa Isabel, with its entrance at the corner of Baratillo and Obispo. The hotel …

Scenic view/caféBaratillo 9, entre Obispo y Narciso López, Habana Vieja

Calle Mercaderes LH 3

One of the busiest streets in Old Havana, second only to Obispo, Mercaderes runs north-south parallel to and two blocks inland of Avenida del Puerto, linking Plaza de la Catedral with Plaza Vieja. The …

Admission: n-aHabana Vieja

Convento e Iglesia de Santa Clara de Asís LH 3

The concern of Havana’s best families over the fate of their unmarried daughters led to the construction of this convent, which would eventually become the first nunnery in Cuba. Construction works be …

ColonialAdmission: FreeCuba #602 e/ Luz y Sol, Habana Vieja

Hotel Inglaterra LH 3

The original nucleus of the hotel dates back to 1856 and was later expanded in 1891 with the addition of two adjacent properties. The last floor was built in 1915. This is Cuba’s oldest hotel and has …

EclecticAdmission: NoneROOMS: 83Trocadero 55, entre Prado y Zulueta

Calle 23 LH 3

Calle 23, or 23rd Steet, is a central, busy street in El Vedado district. It begins at the sea and ends in a river, the Almendares. Its first five streets, from Malecón to L Street are known as La Ram …

From the Malecón to Zapata Ave.

Casa de los Árabes LH 3

This ethnographic museum dedicated to Islamic cultures founded in1983 displays modest exhibitions on Islamic textiles, carpets, clothing, weapons, ceramics and furniture. The museum is housed in two e …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-4:30pm Mon-SunOficios #16, e/ Obispo y Obrapía, Habana Vieja

Droguería Johnson LH 3

Tragically, after being beautifully restored by the City Historian’s Office, this pharmacy caught fire on March 16, 2005. Shelves, counters, the façade woodwork, porcelain ornaments and laboratory app …

Admission: FreeOpen: 8am-8pm dailyObispo y Aguiar, Habana Vieja

Hotel Habana Libre LH 3

Located on the famous corner of 23 and L streets, the Habana Libre Hotel, with its 25 floors and 630 spacious rooms, stands majestically and offers an incomparable view of the bay. The building occupi …

ModernL entre 23 y 25

Convento e Iglesia del Carmen LH 3

In 1923, members of the order of the Carmelites purchased a lot on the corner of Avenida del Presidente Menocal and Neptuno, where first they created a provisional chapel and later erected the majesti …

EclecticOpen: Lauds: 8am; Vespers: 6:30pmInfanta entre Neptuno y Concordia

Parque y Casa Alejandro de Humboldt LH 3

In this 19th-century house, the scientist Alejandro de Humboldt installed his instruments and botany and mineral collections while ensconced here 1800-1801. Restored as a museum in 1997, the five exhi …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9:30am-5:30pm Tues-SunOficios #254, esq. a Muralla, Habana Vieja

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