HavanaTravel Guide

A UNESCO-listed colonial core of restored plazas and crumbling facades side by side — the contrast is part of Havana's character, not something being fully polished away.

An 8km seawall promenade where Habaneros gather every evening — no single attraction, but the place to feel the city's actual rhythm away from museum visits.

Havana's fleet of 1950s American cars, kept running through decades of improvisation, double as taxis and tour vehicles — an open-top ride along the Malecón is a genuine Havana rite of passage.

A baroque square built around Havana's cathedral, its uneven paving stones giving it a distinctive texture — ringed by restaurants and small art galleries.

A former cooking-oil factory converted into an experimental art, music, and nightlife space — one ticket covers multiple galleries, bars, and live performance areas inside.

Havana's answer to the US Capitol, built just before it and briefly the tallest building in Cuba — recently restored and open for interior tours.

A narrow alley transformed into an Afro-Cuban art and rumba space, with murals dedicated to Santería orishas — Sunday afternoons bring live rumba performances.

A historic hotel that has hosted everyone from mobsters to heads of state since 1930 — the gardens and cliffside terrace bar are open to non-guests for a drink with sea views.

An entire suburban neighbourhood transformed by artist José Fuster into a Gaudí-inspired mosaic wonderland, covering his own house and dozens of neighbours' as well.

One of Cuba's most famous cigar factories, offering guided tours of the rolling floor — a direct look at the industry Cuba is most internationally known for.