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Zanja Real

General sightseeing

CA Ranking: 3

Admission: Free

Teniente Rey e/ Mercaderes y Oficios, Habana Vieja

Mid-way along the west side of the Basílica Menor y Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Calle Brasil (Teniente Rey) leads south one block to Plaza Vieja. Exposed in the center of the cobbled street are two archaeological sites displaying portions of the Zanja Real (Royal Canal)— the original aqueduct that was initiated in 1566 and supplied the city with water before the construction of the Albear Acqueduct in 1835.

Parque Rumiñahui LH 3

The main feature of this tiny but lovely tree-shaded park, which occupies the site of a collapsed colonial building, is a sculpture given to Fidel Castro by Ecuadorean artist Oswaldo Guayasamín (1919- …

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

Calle Línea LH 3

Calle Línea is one of the most important streets in Havana and was the first one in Vedado. This avenue gets its name from the streetcar tracks (in Spanish, líneas) that ran along this street. It was …

From the Malecón to the tunnel on 26th St.

Casa Víctor Hugo LH 3

This institution is supported by donations from Ediciones Boloña, a publishing house of the City Historian’s Office. Its purpose is to make known the work of the famous French author Victor Hugo, as w …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9:30am-5pm Mon-SatO’Reilly #311 e/ Habana y Aguiar, Habana Vieja

Maqueta de la Habana Vieja LH 3

This captivating and incredibly detailed scale model (1:500) of the old city is a must-see while exploring Habana Vieja, of which it provides a great overall perspective. Measuring 8 meteres long by 6 …

Admission: CUC 1Open: 9am-6pm dailyMercaderes #116, e/ Obispo y Obrapía, Habana Vieja

Palacio de la Artesanía (Casa de Don Mateo Pedroso) LH 3

Strategically located on Cuba Street between Cuarteles and Peña Pobre, it looks out onto the bay. Noteworthy in this 18-century mansion is the 32 meter-long continuous balcony on its façade, one of th …

ColonialAdmission: n-aOpen: 10am-7pm dailyCuba #64, e/ Cuarteles y Peña Pobre, Habana Vieja

Fábrica de Tabacos de Calixto López LH 3

Built in 1886, the Calixto López y Compañía tobacco factory and warehouse takes up the whole block between Zulueta, Economía, Gloria and Misión streets. It has the typical ground floor, mezzanine and …

Neo-classicalZulueta e/ Gloria y Misión, Habana Vieja

Templo Nacional Masónico LH 3

This building of imposing image is an example of conventionalism at a time when the architectural avant-garde had already paved the way for new, bolder ideas. From that premise, however, this construc …

Art DecoCarlos III (Avenida Salvador Allende) #506-508 esquina a Belascoaín (Padre Valera)

Iglesia del Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje LH 3

Erected in 1640 simultaneously with the Plaza del Cristo around the Ermita del Humilladero–the final station of the Vía Crucis or procession of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, which started …

ColonialAdmission: FreeOpen: 9am-6pm, Tues-SunVillegas e/ Lamparilla y Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja

Museo de los Bomberos LH 3

This singular 1910 Fire Station has a simple but refined façade that features a kind of triumphal arch dominated by a central double-heighted void. Today, it houses a lovely museum about the history o …

Admission: freeOpen: 10am-5pm Tue-SatZulueta 257 entre Neptuno y Animas

Faro O’Donnell LH 3

The original lighthouse at the Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro was erected on the Morrillo Semibastion and was fueled by wood until the 17th century, then by gas until the 19th century and finall …

Admission: CUC 2Open: 9am-8pm dailyCastillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro

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