Tour of HAVANA
Left: Sculpture of Che Guevara on the Ministry of the Interior building located south of the Vedado section of Havana in the Plaza de la Revolucion.
Tour of HAVANA
Left:
Sculpture of Che Guevara on the Ministry of the Interior building located
south of the Vedado section of Havana in the Plaza de la Revolucion.
There
are four main plazas in Habana Vieja (Old Havana) all within a 5 minute
walk from eachother.
They
are:
Plaza
Vieja Plaza
de las Armas Plaza
de la Cathedral Plaza de San Francisco
The
Malecon, a 1.5 mile walkway, sea
wall and road running parallel to the Straits of Florida, begins near the
Plaza de las Armas and the Plaza de la Cathedral, along Havana Harbor.
Art
Nouveau - In Central Havana and Old Havana there are some beautiful
examples of art nouveau architecture. Art nouveau was a fluid, phsychedelic
style that began in the late 1800s and only lasted until around 1910. To
learn more about art nouveau click
here.
Havana Suburbs
- Like any big city Havana stretches out for miles. Once you leave Old
Havana you head through Central Havana, Vedado, and then out in the suburbs.
Cubanacan is an area of beautiful homes, about a 15-20 minute drive outside
of Old Havana. Included here are pictures of the original
US Ambassador's Residence, now occupied by the Head of U.S. Interest
Section in Cuba.
Around Havana - includes a variety
of photos of side-streets, Plaza de la Revoluccion and street scenes around
Havana.