In the past, this park was a military camp.In the center, there is a Ceiba (tree),which was sown with land of all the countries of american continent; there are,also, many 
bronze busts of Latin American heros.

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.