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Calle
9 THE CITY WALLS
Obispo
This pedestrian- Havana’s fortified city
only thoroughfare walls were completed
is lined with book in 1697 and encircled
shops, eclectic the original colonial city.
stores (left), art The 30-ft- (9-m-) high
galleries, music wall was protected
bars, cafés, and by nine bastions and
a coin museum. a moat. However, by
the early 19th century
the city was bursting
at the seams. This rapid
expansion led to the
eventual tearing down
of the wall in 1863.
Today only fragments of
the original wall remain.
Parque
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Histórico-
Militar Morro-
Cabaña
Completed in 1774
as the largest fortress
in the Americas, the
Cabaña fortress offers
dramatic views across
the harbor to La Habana
Vieja. The Morro castle
nearby has a museum
on Columbus’ voyages.
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Plaza de Armas
7 3
La Habana Vieja’s largest cobbled
square – the seat of the Spanish govern- ZULUETA TACÓN
ment – is the site of the city’s first castle, 8 CHACÓN AVENIDA DEL PUERTO Entrada
Canal de
the governor’s man sion, and the natural EMPEDRADO
CUBA
history museum (see p72). 5 AVE DE LA MISIONES (MONSERRATE)
9 OBISPO
AGUACATE
Museo de la Revolución
8 5 LAMPARILLA HABANA AGUIAR SAN IGNACIO OFICIOS 2
This vast museum in the former
Presidential Palace has a whole section ZULUETA BRASIL (TENIENTE REY) SOL SA N PEDRO
dedicated to Che Guevara (see p75). MURALLA 6 LUZ
SOL
NEED TO KNOW Calle Mercaderes: MAP X5 Calle Obispo: MAP W5–X5
Palacio de los Capitanes Museo Nacional de Bellas Parque Histórico-Militar
Generales: MAP X4 • Plaza Artes: MAP V4 & V5 • Morro-Cabaña: MAP X1
de Armas • Adm: CUC$3 Adm: CUC$8 • Habana del Este
• Adm: CUC$6
Basílica Menor de San Plaza Vieja: MAP X5
Francisco Asís: MAP X5 • Plaza de Armas: MAP X4
Calle Oficios • Adm: CUC$2
Museo de la Revolución:
Catedral de La Habana: MAP W4 • Calle Refugio &
MAP X4 Agramonte • Adm: CUC$6

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