Havana

Havana City is the smallest of the Cuban provinces, but the most populated. There are different architectural styles in the city, from houses of the XVII to modern constructions. Havana is the most important destination for tourists in Cuba and one of the most important in Latin America. It is also the main base for the government of the country, and various ministries are based in the city, as are the head offices of businesses such as Corporacion Cimex. The industries in Havana are an important part of the economy of the country. Havana’s harbor is the most important in Cuba and through it come and go half of the Cuban imports and exports.

Landmarks in the city

• Castillo del Morro, picturesque fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay. The construction of the castle Los Tres Reyes del Morro owed to the step along in Havana of the English pirate Sir Francis Drake.
• La Cabaña fortress, located on the east side of the Havana bay. The most impressive fortress of the Spanish colony was La Cabaña, it impresses with its walls of the ends of the XVIIIth century constructed along with El Morro.
• Malecon is the avenue that runs along the seawall at the northern shore of Havana, from Habana Vieja to the Almendares River, forming the southern boundary of Old Havana, Centro and Vedado.
• National Capitol, styled after the U.S. Capitol.
• The Museum of the Revolution, located in the former Presidential Palace, with the boat Granma on display in front of the museum.
• Tropicana - tropical cabaret with a 60 year old history.
• Necropolis Cristobal Colon - burial grounds and open air museum
• Havana has a series of beaches spread out along the Via Blanca highway east of the city.
• Hotel Nacional de Cuba, or the National Hotel.

Restaurant Guide

El Aljibe
Calle 24 at 7th, Miramar.

Don Cangrejo
Calle 1ra e/ 16 y 18, Miramar. Tel: 24-4169.

El Floridita
Obispo 557 esq. Monserrate, Old Havana (La Habana Vieja). Tels: 63-1063, 63-1111, 63-1060.

El Patio Colonial
Plaza de la Catedral, La Habana Vieja. Tel: 33-8146.

El Rancho
Calle 19 y 140, Rpto. Cubanacan, Playa. Tels: 33-9346, 23-5838.

El Tocororo
Calle 18 No. 302, esq. 3rd, Miramar. Tels: 33-4530, 33-2209.

La Bodeguita Del Medio
Calle Empedrado entre Cuba y San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja. Tels: 62-4498, 62-5156.

La Casa de Quinta
y 16, Ave. 5 and 16th, Miramar. Tel: 29-4047.

Le Select
Calle 28 e/5ta. Y 7ma. Ave., Miramar, Playa; Tel: 24-7410; Fax: 24-4098.

Rancho Palco
Calle 140 No. 419, Rpto Cubanacan, Playa. Tels: 28-9346, 23-5838.