Havana Travel Guide August 17, 2006
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Is Havana slowly falling apart? Almost. The lively capital of Cuba has seen better days. Old Havana still has much of interest however and strolling the area is like walking through a time capsule from the early part of this century. The city hosts some fantastic pieces of architecture and other interesting sights and friends of find a large choice to visit. Havana has a swinging nightlife, with cinemas, historic theatres, cabarets, nightclubs and music venues that will exhaust even the most hardened campaigner. There’s less traffic and less commercialization than choke your average Latin American city. But from the rough brilliance of Old Havana to residential areas ranging from shabby to demanding demolition, the exuberant friendliness of Havana’s inhabitants is something that will never be forgotten by the visitor.
very good post from our team
Some very serious restoration works have been taking place in Old Havana by the Office of The historian of Havana. It is true there is still a long way to go.
But Old Havana’s center today is quite nice, cafés are restores, many many buildings as well.. You can now walk in the old colonial city within a restored environment.
many things to see and great architecture in good state.
Here are just some of those places :
El Morro – La Cabaña Historical Military Park
Castillo de la Real Fuerza (fortress)
Plaza de Armas
Plaza de la Catedral
Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta (fortress)
Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro (fortress)
Capitolio Nacional
Palacio de los Capitanes Generales
San Fransisco de Asis Convent
San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress