Havana, Capital city in Havana Province, Cuba
The city extends over 720 square kilometers along a bay divided into three ports: Marimelena, Guanabacoa, and Atares.
King Philip II of Spain granted Havana city status in 1592, and a royal decree in 1634 named it the Key to the New World.
The architecture combines multiple styles across its neighborhoods, from colonial baroque and neoclassical structures to art deco buildings from the 1930s.
Visitors need at least three days to explore the main areas: Old Havana, Centro Habana, and Vedado districts, each offering different experiences.
The city maintains a collection of pre-1960 American automobiles that operate as both transportation and mobile museums throughout the streets.
Location: Havana Province
Inception: 1515
Elevation above the sea: 59 m
Address: Havana, Cuba 10000–19999 Havana 10000–19999 Havana
Website: https://lahabana.gob.cu
GPS coordinates: 23.13530,-82.35896
Latest update: November 10, 2025 16:34
The monuments in central Havana showcase Spanish colonial military, religious, and civil architecture. The 16th-century fortifications protect the port, while baroque religious buildings and neoclassical palaces line the cobbled squares. Museums, theaters, and cultural centers occupy former administrative and industrial buildings.
Havana offers several rooftop bars that allow observation of the city from elevated viewpoints. These venues are housed in various buildings: historic hotels like Ambos Mundos, where Hemingway stayed, restored colonial houses such as La Guarida, or the former industrial site El Cocinero. From the top of the Packard hotel, views extend over the Florida Strait and Spanish fortifications, while Malecon663 faces directly onto the Gulf of Mexico. These terraces offer local rums, tropical cocktails, and Cuban cuisine within architectural settings representative of the capital. Some establishments like the Kempinski Grand Hotel Manzana have pools, while others like Jesus Maria 20 occupy colonial houses with views over the old town’s rooftops. The route allows discovering different neighborhoods of Havana from elevated perspectives, combining local gastronomy with architectural patrimony observation.
El Capitolio
49 m
Gran Teatro de La Habana
209 m
Parque Central, Havana
246 m
Fuente de la India
235 m
Real Fabrica de Tabacos Partagás
207 m
Teatro Tacón
209 m
La Estatua de la República
66 m
Bust, Work of art
93 m
Partagas sigarenfabriek
186 m
Coche 23
206 m
Kilómetro 0 de la Carretera Central de Cuba
8 m
Teatro Martí
169 m
The Acacia Gallery
190 m
Vianka
210 m
Restos de la Muralla de La Habana
149 m
José Martí
146 m
Work of art, sculpture
219 m
Parque de la Fraternidad
233 m
Bust, Work of art
130 m
Bust, Work of art
104 m
Bust, Work of art
168 m
Work of art, sculpture
231 m
Work of art, sculpture
170 m
Sculpture, Work of art
157 m
Work of art, sculpture
213 m
Work of art, sculpture
199 m
Work of art, sculpture
171 m
Work of art, sculpture
186 mReviews
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