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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Memorial a los Estudiantes de Medicina LH
Instituto de Segunda Enseñanza de La Habana LH
EclecticAdmission: n-aZulueta e/ San José y Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja
Edificio Rodríguez Vázquez LH
Art DecoGaliano entre Neptuno y Concordia
Museo Yoruba de Cuba LH
Museo Armería 9 de Abril LH
Museo Nacional de la Cerámica Contemporánea Cubana (Casa de Francisco Aguilera Basabe) LH
ColonialAdmission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunMercaderes esq. a Amargura, Habana Vieja
Cementerio de Espada LH
Fuente de Neptuno LH
Casa Oswaldo Guayasamín LH
Casa Cubana del Perfume LH
Memorial a los Estudiantes de Medicina LH 2
Inaugurated in 1890, this memorial is a shrine to eight medical students who were executed by firing squad on November 27, 1871, after being falsely accused of desecrating the tomb of Spanish journali …
Admission: NoneCuba y Paseo de Martí (Prado)
Instituto de Segunda Enseñanza de La Habana LH 2
The Institute of Secondary Education of Havana was founded in 1863 and originally located on Calle Obispo. It was later moved to this site in 1924 as part of the construction program for the area in t …
EclecticAdmission: n-aZulueta e/ San José y Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja
Edificio Rodríguez Vázquez LH 2
This 1941 building repeats the structure of lines that emphasize verticality and includes a small two story-tower. Initially known as the Rodríguez Vázquez Building, it included two cinemas, a café-re …
Art DecoGaliano entre Neptuno y Concordia
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
Museo Armería 9 de Abril LH 2
The Museo Armería 9 de Abril displays a large collection of firearms and bladed weapons spanning the 18th to the 20th centuries. It occupies the former Compañía Armera de Cuba, a private gun shop that …
Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-4:45pm Tues-SunMercaderes #157, e/ Obrapía y Lamparilla, Habana Vieja
Museo Nacional de la Cerámica Contemporánea Cubana (Casa de Francisco Aguilera Basabe) LH 2
Housed within Casa de Francisco Aguilera Basabe, a two-story building built in 1728, this museum exhibits Cuban art pottery from 1950 to the present day on the top floor, while the ground floor has a …
ColonialAdmission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunMercaderes esq. a Amargura, 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
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
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
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
