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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Lonja del Comercio LH
EclecticOpen: 9am-5pm Mon-SunLamparilla, esq. a Oficios, Habana Vieja
Seminario San Carlos y San Ambrosio (Real y Conciliar Colegio Seminario de San Carlos) LH
BaroqueAdmission: FreeCuba e/ Chacón y Empedrado, Habana Vieja
Monumento a José Miguel Gómez LH
El Floridita LH
Traditional BarAdmission: FreeOpen: Open 11am-midnight daily$48 - $83ROOMS: 25Obispo #557, esq. a Monserrat, Habana Vieja
Avenida Paseo LH
Teatro América LH
Art Deco
Palacio del Conde Lombillo LH
Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales LH
Manzana de Gómez LH
EclecticAdmission: n-aLimited by Neptuno, Monserrate, Obispo and Zulueta Streets, Habana Vieja
Convento y Capilla de la Inmaculada Concepción LH
OtherOpen: 8am-5pm Mon-Fri; 5-7pm Sat; 8-11am SunSan Lázaro #805 entre Oquendo y Lucena
Lonja del Comercio LH 4
The Lonja del Comercio, which first opened on March 1909, is angled obliquely to the square on its northern side. It was built in eclectic-style by the architectural firm of Purdy and Henderson as a c …
EclecticOpen: 9am-5pm Mon-SunLamparilla, esq. a Oficios, Habana Vieja
Seminario San Carlos y San Ambrosio (Real y Conciliar Colegio Seminario de San Carlos) LH 4
In 1689, Bishop Diego Evelino de Compostela founded San Ambrosio, an unpretentious school for boys, located on Tejadillo Street and adjacent to the Jesuit church under construction at the time. When t …
BaroqueAdmission: FreeCuba e/ Chacón y Empedrado, Habana Vieja
Monumento a José Miguel Gómez LH 4
Located on Avenida de los Presidentes, this is one of the most lavish monuments in the city. Its bas-reliefs show important moments in the life of José Miguel Gómez, president of the Republic of Cuba …
G (Avenida de los Presidentes) y 27
El Floridita LH 5
While the Floridita has its detractors, it is probably worth stopping in for a daiquiri just because it is there. It has certainly been around the block since it first opened its doors over 200 years …
Traditional BarAdmission: FreeOpen: Open 11am-midnight daily$48 - $83ROOMS: 25Obispo #557, esq. a Monserrat, Habana Vieja
Avenida Paseo LH 4
Avenida Paseo, with large trees on both sides and a wide promenade with topiary and benches, is one of Havana’s most classy streets. There are luxurious mansions on both sides of the street, including …
From Plaza de la Revolución to the Malecón
Teatro América LH 4
The América Theatre is one of the most interesting architectural works in Havana. It first opened on March 29, 1941 and is part of a large building complex located on one of Central Havana’s main comm …
Art Deco
Palacio del Conde Lombillo LH 4
Located on the north-east corner of the Plaza de la Catedral, this mid18th-century building is unusual in having three façades: the main one on Empedrado and the other two facing Mercaderes and the sq …
Admission: FreeEmpedrado #151, esq. a Mercaderes, Habana Vieja
Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales LH 4
Tucked into the northwest corner of the plaza, the relatively austere gallery occupies three levels of a partially restored 18th-century townhouse mansion. It holds temporary exhibitions of both renow …
Admission: FreeOpen: 10am-5pm Tues-SatSan Ignacio #352, esq. a Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja
Manzana de Gómez LH 4
Owned by Julián de Zulueta, construction work began in 1890 according to the project designed by architect Pedro Tomé Veracruisse; however, still unfinished, it was sold to Andrés Gómez Mena, who comp …
EclecticAdmission: n-aLimited by Neptuno, Monserrate, Obispo and Zulueta Streets, Habana Vieja
Convento y Capilla de la Inmaculada Concepción LH 4
This beautiful church and convent was built in Neo=\-Gothic style in 1874 and was a private girls’ school until 1961. The patio and chapel have beautiful wooden ceilings, notable stained-glass windows …
OtherOpen: 8am-5pm Mon-Fri; 5-7pm Sat; 8-11am SunSan Lázaro #805 entre Oquendo y Lucena 