A cemetery and open air museum at the same time. It is one of the most famous cemeteries in Latin America, known for its beauty and magnificence. The cemetery was built in 1876 and has nearly one million tombs (half the current population of Havana). Row after row of monuments that range from 19th century Romanticism to 20th century modern and art-deco crypts with outstanding stone and iron work. When paying the entrance you will be provided a map of the cementary, so you can look up the graves of the famous Cubans who were buried on this cemetery.
Address: Calle Zapata and Calle 12
Entrance: 1.00CUC (+ an extra to bring your camara)

 

 

Calle 23, known as "The  Ramp", and L Street form the commercial area of  Havana. The Ramp runs from the river Almendares and the cementery Necrópolis de Colón to Malecón on the east side. That side is the most lively one, with restaurants, bars, nightclubs and hotels such as the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, an art-deco insignia built in the 1930s when  Havana was the playground for the American rich and famous. Errol Flyn spent the night here, so did Marlon Brandon, Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill and the Dukes of Windsor

This square is dominated by the Basílica Menor de San Fransisco de Asis and the Convento de San Fransisco de Asis.
In front of the church is the statue of El Caballero de París, a deluded vagrant, known throughout  Havana. In 1985 he died in a psychiatric hospital. Among the houses built around the square, is the house of the Arostegui family, residence of the Captain Generals until the completion of the City Hall at the end of the 18th century. Financed by the British Embassy is the Diana Garden, in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. In it is placed an sculpture representing her short life.

 

 

You can walk down Bishop Street from Parque Central to Plaza de Armas.
Bishop Street is one of the first streets that have been renovated since Old Havana was recognized in 1982 UNESCO site and many of the soters along the street have been given back their former splendour. The street is closed for traffic. Parrallel to Bishop Street runs  Obrapía Street, along which many colonial buildings are located.

 

The "Old Square" was the third square created in the city and is currently one of the most important and popular of Old Havana, as a recreational and cultural resort. All the buildings surrounding it were ancient residence of the aristocracy in colonial times and have been rescued and restored to service visitors to the historical center of the city. In the old town square you will see: tile museum, Planetarium of  Havana, La Taberna de la Muralla (beer brand), or the coffee Tavern, among others. On our website www.househostelcuba.com  you will know a bit more than them.

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Built in 1519, Plaza de Armas (Weapons Square) , with it´s neoclassical architecture,
is the most ancient square of Havana.
Around it, there are the most important monuments, like Castillo de la Real Fuerza.

El Malecón is the oceanside pedestrian avenue that runs along the north coast of the city, beside the seawall, all the way from the Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta in La Habana Vieja to the Almendares River that separates Vedado from Miramar. The Malecón is the most popular avenue of La Habana and it is a great place to spend some time strolling and lingering, enjoying a sunset in a typical Cuban setting. 
 

Placed in Vedado,the actual square itself may be a bit of a letdown, a huge (72,000 square meter) empty asphalt square with no shade. It is one thing to see it overcrowed on May Day and another during most of the other days of the year.
The square is being dominated by the José Martí Monument and the famous image of Che Guevara taken by photographer Korda and turned into a relief sculpture by Enrique Avila on the Ministry of Interior building. Inside the monument there is a museum dedicated to Cuba´s writer, poet and national hero in War of Independence. From there you can take a mirrored lift which will bring you up to the highest point in  Havana. 
Address: Avenida Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
 
 
 
 
 

In the fishing village of Santa Fé, just off Avenida 5, is the Marina Hemingway tourist complex. There are many water activities available here. 
The Hemingway International Nautical Club is located at the Marina Hemingway. It is a social club for foreign executives based in Cuba. There are alsoo several bars and restaurants and a couple of hotels which are part of the tourist complex.
Address: Avenida 5, Santa Fé