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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Group of houses on Cárdenas Street LH
Art NouveauAdmission: FreeCárdenas #101, 103, 107, 159 & 161
Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís LH
Classical music Church/catedralAdmission: CUC 2Calle Oficios, Plaza San Francisco de Asís, Old Havana
Planetario LH
Museo de la Farmacia Habanera La Reunión LH
Art NouveauAdmission: FreeOpen: 9am-7pm dailyTeniente Rey esq. a Compostela, Habana Vieja
Palacio de los Matrimonios (Casino Español) LH
RenaissanceAdmission: NonePaseo de Martí (Prado) 306 esquina a Ánimas
Coppelia LH
Post 1959Open: 10:30am 10pm Tues-Sun23 esquina a L
Acuario Nacional de Cuba LH
Museo del Automóvil LH
Barrio Chino LH
Agromercado de 19 y B LH
Group of houses on Cárdenas Street LH 4
It is unusual in the city to find in such a short stretch so many interesting examples of Art Nouveau constructions. Only recently has the City Historian’s Office begun restoration works on some of th …
Art NouveauAdmission: FreeCárdenas #101, 103, 107, 159 & 161
Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís LH 4
This imposing and beautiful basilica with fine acoustics hosts some of the most important classical music concerts in Havana. Set in the square of the same name, the church is the home of the Grammy-n …
Classical music Church/catedralAdmission: CUC 2Calle Oficios, Plaza San Francisco de Asís, Old Havana
Planetario LH 4
Adjoining Fototeca on the square’s east side, the Planetarium is an interactive cultural center inaugurated on December 21, 2009. It provides a fascinating look into the origins and structure of the u …
Admission: CUC 10Open: 10am-3:30pm Wed-SunMercaderes #311 e/ Teniente Rey y Muralla. Plaza Vieja, Habana Vieja
Museo de la Farmacia Habanera La Reunión LH 4
Opened in 2004 in the building where the old pharmacy La Reunión was located, this museum is considered the most important pharmaceutical complex in Cuba and one of the largest and most beautiful in t …
Art NouveauAdmission: FreeOpen: 9am-7pm dailyTeniente Rey esq. a Compostela, Habana Vieja
Palacio de los Matrimonios (Casino Español) LH 4
Built in 1914 as Casino Español, one of the several Spanish social clubs in Havana, this beautiful Neo-Renaissance building boasts a ballroom that takes up the entire upper floor and that in itself is …
RenaissanceAdmission: NonePaseo de Martí (Prado) 306 esquina a Ánimas
Coppelia LH 4
Also known as La Catedral del Helado (the Cathedral of Ice Cream), this is the setting where the award winning Cuban film Fresa y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate) begins. Coppelia, named after the …
Post 1959Open: 10:30am 10pm Tues-Sun23 esquina a L
Acuario Nacional de Cuba LH 4
This aquarium is a scientific center that specializes in research and environmental protection awareness and promotion, especially sea plant and animal life. The Acuario Nacional de Cuba opened on Jan …
Admission: CUC 7Open: 10am-6pm Tue-Sun3ra esquina a 62
Museo del Automóvil LH 4
One block east of the plaza, the State-run Museum of Automobiles, previously known as the Depósito del Automóvil, showcases a collection of almost 50 vehicles from 1905 to 1989, includes cars, trucks, …
Admission: CUC 1Open: 9am-4:30pm Tues-SunOficios #13 esq. a Callejón de Jústiz, Habana Vieja
Barrio Chino LH 4
Located just a few meters away from El Capitolio, this is the largest and most important Chinatown in the New Continent. According to historian Julio Le Riverend, between 1847 and 1874, around 150,000 …
Centered around Zanja and Dragones
Agromercado de 19 y B LH 4
With fresh organic products that include fruits, vegetables and meat, this agromercado is best known among locals for being one of the best stocked open-air vegetable markets in the city.
Open: 7am-5pm,Tue-Sun19 entre A y B
