La Habana Vieja
La Habana Vieja
Calle Obispo, chaotic and jam-packed with shops, bars, paladares, galleries and peso food stalls, is La Habana Viejas main artery. An endless tide of tourists and locals ebbs and flows into vibrant alleys before spilling out onto the Plaza de Armas, the old town .... Click Here for More
Centro
Cosmetically a war zone, the residential district of Centro captivates with its animated streets and combustible ethnic composite. Beginning on the western corner of Parque Central is El Prado, a leafy boulevard punctuated with bronze lions and baroque lamp posts. Flanked by flaking stately mans .... Click Here for More
Vedado
Along elegant, tree-lined avenues, serene neoclassical mansions rub shoulders with fine museums, galleries, avant-garde theatres and concert halls. In the 1950s, American ratpackers, movie stars and gangsters cruised and boozed the boulevards and the swanky hotels. Nowadays, chock full of bars, .... Click Here for More
Miramar
Just 16 km west of the old city, but aesthetically worlds apart, Miramar has all the appearance of a wealthy suburb. Lying on the west side of the Río Almendares it is easily reached by bus, via two road tunnels or bridges. Easy on the eye, it's a relaxed strolling ground of broad avenues, .... Click Here for More
Playas del Este
Several trains depart daily from La Coubre terminal, Estación Central, Havana (40 pesos) and buses also. If you are short of time however it is best to take a taxi, US$12-15 each way, or an organized excursion
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Cojimar
The former seaside village, 15 minutes by taxi from central Havana (), now a concrete jungle, featured in Hemingways The Old Man and the Sea, is an easy excursion. Hemingway celebrated his Nobel prize here in 1954 and there is a bust of him opposite a fort. The coastline is covered .... Click Here for More
Regla
Take a ferry from near the Customs House, in La Habana Vieja, or the Ruta 6 bus from Zulueta y Virtudes inland to this eastern district. The main street, Martí, runs north from the landing stage up to the church. The museum is next to the church. US$2.
Regla has a largely b .... Click Here for More
Guanabacoa
Guanabacoa is 5 km to the east of La Habana Vieja and is reached by a road turning off the Central Highway. You can take the 40-centavo bus Ruta 5 (1 hr) from 19 de Mayo, at the terminal opposite the Sala Polivalente Ramón Fonst, or by launch from Muelle Luz, at the end of Santa Clara, L .... Click Here for More
Southern Havana
Parque Lenín
Calle100 y Cortina de la Presa, Arroyo Naranjo. South of Havana. Taxi US$15 one way, negotiable.
Northwest of Rancho Boyeros and the airport, Parque Lenín is a huge 745-ha green space on the edge of H .... Click Here for More
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