Guidebook for La Habana
Sightseeing
The Malecón (officially Avenida de Maceo) is a broad esplanade, roadway and seawall which stretches for 8 km (5 miles) along the coast in Havana, Cuba, from the Vedado neighborhood, along the north side of the Centro Habana neighborhood ending in the mouth of Havana Harbor in Old Havana, New businesses are appearing on the esplanade due to economic reforms in Cuba that now allow Cubans to own private businesses.
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Malecon
MaleconThe Malecón (officially Avenida de Maceo) is a broad esplanade, roadway and seawall which stretches for 8 km (5 miles) along the coast in Havana, Cuba, from the Vedado neighborhood, along the north side of the Centro Habana neighborhood ending in the mouth of Havana Harbor in Old Havana, New businesses are appearing on the esplanade due to economic reforms in Cuba that now allow Cubans to own private businesses.
Avenida de los Presidentes running north to south is one of the most splendid streets in Vedado, taking its name from the monuments that have been placed on its wide promenade to honor some of Cuba’s former presidents as well as other important historical figures, among them Calixto García and José Miguel Gómez.
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Avenida de los Presidentes
Avenida de los PresidentesAvenida de los Presidentes running north to south is one of the most splendid streets in Vedado, taking its name from the monuments that have been placed on its wide promenade to honor some of Cuba’s former presidents as well as other important historical figures, among them Calixto García and José Miguel Gómez.
Avenida Paseo, with large trees on both sides and a wide promenade with topiary and benches, is one of Havana’s most classy streets. There are luxurious mansions on both sides of the street, including Villa Lita (Museo-Biblioteca Servando Cabrera Moreno) and the former residences of Juan Pedro Baró and Catalina Laso (they were the stars of the outrageous love story that shook the Cuban society in the early twentieth century, when there was still no divorce law in Cuba, now “Casa de la Amistad”, and the former house of Pablo González de Mendoza now “Casa del Diplomático”
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Avenida Paseo
Avenida PaseoAvenida Paseo, with large trees on both sides and a wide promenade with topiary and benches, is one of Havana’s most classy streets. There are luxurious mansions on both sides of the street, including Villa Lita (Museo-Biblioteca Servando Cabrera Moreno) and the former residences of Juan Pedro Baró and Catalina Laso (they were the stars of the outrageous love story that shook the Cuban society in the early twentieth century, when there was still no divorce law in Cuba, now “Casa de la Amistad”, and the former house of Pablo González de Mendoza now “Casa del Diplomático”
The main street running east to west is Avenida 23, also known as "La Rampa".
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Avenida 23
Avenida 23The main street running east to west is Avenida 23, also known as "La Rampa".
Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine,built in honor of the American sailors that died in the explosion of USS Maine in 1898, which served as the pretext for the United States to declare war on Spain thus starting the Spanish American War.
Monumento al "Maine"
Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine,built in honor of the American sailors that died in the explosion of USS Maine in 1898, which served as the pretext for the United States to declare war on Spain thus starting the Spanish American War.
The University of Havana Founded on 1728, the university is the oldest in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas.
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Universidad de la Habana
The University of Havana Founded on 1728, the university is the oldest in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas.
Arts & Culture
Museum Servando Cabrera “Villa Lita”,the museum’s collection includes over 5,000 pieces by Cabrera himself, as well as documents, catalogs, stamps, posters, art magazines, photographs, postcards and works by artists related to Cabrera. Outside the house is the Garden of Sculptures, where lovely pieces can be admired, including a huge mural by Marta Arjona and a sculpture by Rita Longa.
VILLA LITA, SEDE DEL MUSEO-BIBLIOTECA SERVANDO CABRERA MORENO.
Avenida PaseoMuseum Servando Cabrera “Villa Lita”,the museum’s collection includes over 5,000 pieces by Cabrera himself, as well as documents, catalogs, stamps, posters, art magazines, photographs, postcards and works by artists related to Cabrera. Outside the house is the Garden of Sculptures, where lovely pieces can be admired, including a huge mural by Marta Arjona and a sculpture by Rita Longa.
National Museum of Decorative Arts. Former house of José Gómez Mena, a mansion designed by the French architects P. Virad and M. Destugué in 1927. Aristocratic wealth, taste and passion are revealed through the more than 33,000 works of artistic and historic value from the reigns of Louis XV, Louis XVI and Napoleon III, as well as Oriental pieces from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
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Museo de Artes Decorativas
National Museum of Decorative Arts. Former house of José Gómez Mena, a mansion designed by the French architects P. Virad and M. Destugué in 1927. Aristocratic wealth, taste and passion are revealed through the more than 33,000 works of artistic and historic value from the reigns of Louis XV, Louis XVI and Napoleon III, as well as Oriental pieces from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
House Museum Dulce Maria Loynaz, former house of the famous Cuban poet of the 19th century
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Centro Cultural Dulce María Loynaz.
Calle 19House Museum Dulce Maria Loynaz, former house of the famous Cuban poet of the 19th century
Revolution Square, originally called “Civic Square”, before 1959.
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José Martí Memorial
Avenida PaseoRevolution Square, originally called “Civic Square”, before 1959.
The Napoleon Museum, one of the most important collections from the 18th and 19th centuries preserved in the Western hemisphere
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Napoleon Museum
The Napoleon Museum, one of the most important collections from the 18th and 19th centuries preserved in the Western hemisphere