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Parque Albear

City squares / parks

CA Ranking: 3

Admission: Free

Monserrate e/ Obispo y O’Reilly, Habana Vieja

The main attraction of this small park is an elegant life-size Carrara marble statue of engineer Francisco de Albear y Lara, sculpted in 1895 by Cuban artist José Vilalta de Saavedra. Albear dedicated the last 30 years of his life to his most important work, Havana’s aqueduct, still functioning, and which was awarded the Gold Medal for technical and aesthetic excellence at the Paris Exhibition in 1878.

Cruz Verde LH 3

The corner of Amargura and Mercaderes is known as Cruz Verde (Green Cross) due to a green-painted cross affixed to the northwest-facing cornerstone. The cross is one of twelve that were to be found al …

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

Fuente de los Leones LH 3

Designed in 1836 by Italian artist Giuseppe Gaggini, the Carrara marble Fuente del Conde de Villanueva is popularly known as “Fuente de los Leones” for its four lions, one to each corner, resting on p …

Plaza de San Francisco, Habana Vieja

Hotel Saratoga LH 3

The Saratoga Hotel – Reborn The oldest reference of what today is the elegant eclectic Saratoga Hotel dates back to 1879 when construction works for a three-story building began. The first floor was s …

EclecticAdmission: Free

$115 - $144ROOMS: 96Prado #603 esq. a Dragones, Habana Vieja

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

Museo del Chocolate LH 3

Although calling this place a museum is an overstatement, there are some intriguing artefacts relating to the history of chocolate production in Cuba. More appropriate would be to call it Café Fábrica …

Admission: FreeOpen: 10am-7:30pm dailyMercaderes esq. a Amargura, Habana Vieja

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, …

Oratorio de San Felipe Neri LH 3

Originally a small church built in 1693, it was acquired two centuries later by a bank. The building was eventually returned to the city as a concert hall where lyric theater and song is performed. It …

Admission: CUC 2Open: 7pmAguiar esq. a Obrapía, 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

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)

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