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's Cars

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Classic 1950s American cars cruise past you on Havana's streets, the elegant remnants of Cuban life before the revolution. Cuban families have been forced to maintain their old cars since then. Spot stylish retro Buicks, Chevrolets and other models... Continue reading

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Ambos Mundos Hotel

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Built in the 1920s in the centre of Old Havana, the impressive pink Ambos Mundos Hotel was made famous by Ernest Hemingway. His room, where he wrote the first part of For Whom the Bell Tolls, is now a museum. The hotel commands great views of the ... Continue reading

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Callejón de Hamel

Cost: Free
Havana's Callejón de Hamel is a street of shrines, with crazy scupltures and colourful murals, a public temple to the Santería religion and a fascinating example of African influence on Cuban culture. There is live rumba music on Sunday afternoon... Continue reading

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Castillo de la Real Fuerza

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Opened in 1577, the Castillo de la Real Fuerza fort guarded Havana and her Spanish fleets for hundreds of years. Expanded several times over the centuries, the Giraldilla statue on its top has now become a symbol of Havana.... Continue reading

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Ernest Hemingway Museum

Cost: US$3; US$4 with a tour guide; children free
The Ernest Hemingway Museum is housed in Finca Vigía, the villa that the Nobel Prize-winning author bought in 1949. Preserved with care, the villa contains most of Hemingway's possessions and library, kept as they were when the Hemingways left. H... Continue reading

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Gran Teatro de La Habana

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Next door to the Capitolio, Havana's Grand Theatre is a striking architectural achievement. Built in 1915, the building hosts many performances by the Cuban National Ballet Company and opera performances in the García Lorca Auditorium.... Continue reading

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Hotel Nacional de Cuba

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A star-studded Havana landmark, the Hotel Nacional de Cuba has entertained guests like Buster Keaton, Winston Churchill, Lucky Luciano and Frank Sinatra. Built in 1930, its architecture combines aspects of Art Deco, neo-classic and neo-colonial des... Continue reading

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Museum of the Revolution

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Events leading up to the 1959 revolution are covered in exhaustive detail at Havana's Museum of the Revolution, housed in the former presidential palace. Look out for military vehicles used in the failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion.... Continue reading

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Old

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Old Havana appears on UNESCO's World Heritage List due to its well-preserved examples of 17th-century Spanish colonial architecture, slowly being restored to their former glory. One of the Caribbean's most vibrant cities, Havana retains an old-fash... Continue reading

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Partagás Cigar Factory

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Famous cigar brands like Cohiba and Bolívar are made and are on sale at Havana's Partagás Cigar Factory. One of Cuba's oldest and most productive cigar factories, it offers a fascinating insight into the different stages of production. Tours wit... Continue reading

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Plaza de la Revolución

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The tallest building in Havana at 138 feet, the José Martí Memorial, dominates the Plaza de la Revolución. The capital's largest square is also the site of many of Fidel Castro's speeches and contains a massive mural of Che Guevara. Spread arou... Continue reading

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The Capitol

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The Capitol was built as a House of Representatives and since the revolution the building has been home to three museums, the massive Statue of the Republic and the Cuban National Library. It was Havana's tallest building until the 1950s. El Capit... Continue reading

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Wifredo Lam Centre of Contemporary Art

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Wifredo Lam was a noted painter, sculptor and ceramicist, commonly known as the Cuban Picasso. Havana's Wifredo Lam Centre of Contemporary Art contains Lam's lithographs and etchings and hosts temporary shows exhibiting work by contemporary Cuban a... Continue reading