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112  HA V ANA AREA B Y AREA

1 A Walk through Miramar

Miramar is the most elegant part of Havana – as it was before
the Revolution, when the city’s richest inhabitants lived here.
Life in this quarter revolves around the Avenida 5, a broad,
tree-lined avenue flanked by splendid early 20th-century
villas that are now home to embassies and institutions.
Administratively, Miramar belongs to the municipality of
Playa, as does the adjacent Cubanacán quarter, where
many foreign embassies are located. Looking down Avenida 5, the main avenue
in Miramar
city’s defence system (see p114) mansions built in the early
for over 200 years. Alongside decades of the 20th century
the fort is Restaurante 1830 2, and many Art Deco and
a salsa venue and restaurant in eclectic-style houses, most of
a house that once belonged to which were abandoned by their
Carlos Miguel de Céspedes, owners after Fidel Castro took
Minister of Public Works for power. The Cuban government
President Machado. has turned many of these
buildings into ministries,
The compact but imposing Fuerte de Along Avenida 5 embassies and even orphanages
la Chorrera (Quinta Avenida) (an example is the one-time
From here, follow the residence of the former
Arriving from Vedado northernmost tunnel under President of the Republic Grau
This walk begins at the Fuerte the Almendares river to reach San Martín at the corner of Calle
de Santa Dorotea de la Luna en Avenida 5, a broad, tranquil 14). At the corner of Quinta
la Chorrera fort 1, a national avenue with shrubs and Avenida and Calle 2 is the
monument. The fort, designed by benches in the middle. On both restored Casa de las Tejas Verdes
Giovanni Bautista Antonelli and sides of it are large, imposing (House of the Green Tiles) 3,
built in 1645, was crucial to the

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Itinerary VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
1 Fuerte de Santa Dorotea de Practical Information
la Luna en la Chorrera Point of departure: Fuerte de la
0 metres 400 2 Restaurante 1830 Chorrera, Malecón.
3 Casa de la Tejas Verdes Length: 5 km (3 miles).
0 yards 400 Stops: Mesón La Chorrera, Calle
4 Iglesia de Santa Rita
5 Acuario Nacional Calzada 1252, before the tunnel;
Key Bar Tabarish, Calle 20, No. 503 e/
5 y 7, 7202 9188.
Suggested route
For hotels and restaurants in this area see p258 and p272
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