Sights & Attractions in Havana

Things to Do in La Habana Vieja

Name	Category	Location

Antigua Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula The restored San Francisco de Paula church stands in a plaza at...	Religious Sites	La Habana Vieja

Casa de la Obrapía This house is named for the obra pía (pious work) with...	Houses / Mansions	La Habana Vieja

Casa Natal de José Martí On January 28, 1853, Cuba's padre de la patria (father of the...	Museums / Galleries	La Habana Vieja

Castillo de la Real Fuerza Constructed in 1558 by order of Spanish King Felipe II three...	Museums / Galleries, Military Sites	La Habana Vieja

Catedral de la Habana Cuba's Cervantes Prize-winning novelist, Alejo Carpentier, may...	Religious Sites	La Habana Vieja


Centro Wifredo Lam Dedicated to and named for the great Cuban surrealist painter...	Museums / Galleries	La Habana Vieja

Droguería Sarrà This still functioning art-nouveau pharmacy may sometimes be...	Architectural Sites	La Habana Vieja

El Templete This neoclassical, faux-Doric temple was built in 1828 on the...	Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments	La Habana Vieja

Fundación Destilera Havana Club A stop here provides a look at the insides of a rum distillery—including...	Museums / Galleries	La Habana Vieja

Iglesia del Espíritu Santo Havana's oldest church (c. 1638) was built by Afro-Cubans who...	Religious Sites	La Habana Vieja

Iglesia Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje Although originally founded in 1640 as the Ermita de Nuestra...	Religious Sites	La Habana Vieja

Iglesia y Convento de la Merced Although it was begun in 1755, this church and convent complex...	Religious Sites	La Habana Vieja

Iglesia y Convento Menor de San Francisco de Asís The Latin inscription over the main door of this church and convent...	Religious Sites	La Habana Vieja

Maqueta de la Habana Vieja This scale model of La Habana Vieja is a very handy way to get...	Museums / Galleries	La Habana Vieja

Palacio de los Capitanes Generales At the western end of the Plaza de Armas is the former residence...	Castles / Palaces	La Habana Vieja

Plaza de Armas So called for its use as a drill field by colonial troops, this...	Squares	La Habana Vieja

Plaza de la Catedral The square that surrounds and is named for the Catedral de la...	Squares	La Habana Vieja

Plaza Vieja What is now called the Old Square was originally Plaza Nueva...	Squares	La Habana Vieja
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