Santa María is the most popular beach among both Habaneros and visitors. It has lodgings, restaurants, watersports hire, grocery stores and a pharmacy. As with the other beahes, it boasts soft, white sand.
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Casa del Capitán Gaspar Rivero de Vasconcelos LH
ColonialAdmission: FreeObrapía #172, Habana Vieja
Museo de Arqueología (Casa de Juana Carvajal) LH
ColonialAdmission: CUC 1Open: 9am-4:30pm Tues-SunCuba #12 e/ O’Reilly y Empedrado, Habana Vieja
Convento e Iglesia del Carmen LH
EclecticOpen: Lauds: 8am; Vespers: 6:30pmInfanta entre Neptuno y Concordia
Coche Mambí LH
Fuente de la India or La Noble Habana LH
El Torreón LH
Hotel Santa Isabel (Palacio del Conde de Santovenia) LH
Scenic view/caféBaratillo 9, entre Obispo y Narciso López, Habana Vieja
Calle Mercaderes LH
Convento e Iglesia de Santa Clara de Asís LH
ColonialAdmission: FreeCuba #602 e/ Luz y Sol, Habana Vieja
Hotel Inglaterra LH
EclecticAdmission: NoneROOMS: 83Trocadero 55, entre Prado y Zulueta
Casa del Capitán Gaspar Rivero de Vasconcelos LH 3
On the corner of Obrapía and San Ignacio Streets, one block west of Mercaderes, stands one of the oldest and best preserved homes in Havana, and despite its relatively simplicity, one of its most stri …
ColonialAdmission: FreeObrapía #172, Habana Vieja
Museo de Arqueología (Casa de Juana Carvajal) LH 3
Housed in the Casa de Juana Carvajal, this museum is the result of archaeological studies in the Historic Center and the preservation efforts made by the City Historian’s Office. Inside is a fascinati …
ColonialAdmission: CUC 1Open: 9am-4:30pm Tues-SunCuba #12 e/ O’Reilly y Empedrado, Habana Vieja
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
Coche Mambí LH 3
Outside the Museo Palacio de Gobierno sits a railway carriage, still on rails at the corner of Callejón Churruca. It originally belonged to the Cuban Railroad Company and beginning in 1902 was used by …
Admission: FreeOpen: 9:30am-5:30pm Tues-SunOficios #211 e/ Churruca y Muralla, Habana Vieja
Fuente de la India or La Noble Habana LH 3
This fountain, which is known by either name, is a representation of the mythical Indian woman called Habana, the wife of cacique Habaguanex who ruled in the area before the arrival of Columbus. The f …
Admission: n-aPrado y Monte, Habana Vieja
El Torreón LH 3
Recently restored, El Torreón or as locals call it Castillito (literally, small castle), built in 1649 with blocks from the San Lázaro Quarry (where José Martí was sentenced to forced labor), was part …
Malecón y Victoria
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 