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Havana at a Glance

Havana is a lively, colourful capital city, full of bustle and
entertainment, with some splendid architectural gems from
the colonial period and beyond, and numerous other sights. HAVANA
The city alone is worth the trip to Cuba. Many attractions are
concentrated in three quarters: La Habana Vieja (Old Havana),
Centro Habana and Vedado. In the following pages La Habana
Vieja, the colonial centre within the old city walls, is described
first, followed by Centro Habana and the area known as Prado.
The western part of the city is covered in the chapter called
Vedado and Plaza. For map references for major sights in
Havana, refer to the Street Finder (see pp122–7).

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M A L E C Ó N
L I N E A
M A L EC ÓN AVEN IDA D EL PUERTO
SAN LÁZARO PASEO DE MARTÍ AVENIDA DE LAS
M A L E C Ó N PA S E O 2 3 CALZADA DE INFANTA P AD RE V A R E LA LA HABANA
AVENIDA DE LOS PRESIDENTES
VIEJA
(see pp64–81)
Z A N J A
VEDADO AND PLAZA
MISIONES
L I N E A (see pp100–109) CENTRO HABANA
AND PRADO
(see pp82–99) AVENIDA BÉLGICA AV E N IDA DEL PUERT O
2 3 DE ZA PATA
Necrópolis de Colón (see pp108–9) CA LZADA CALZADA DE AYESTARÁN CALZADA DE INFANTA M Á X IMO G ÓMEZ
is Havana’s city cemetery as well as
a national monument. Many famous
people are buried here, often in P A S E O ARROYO
striking tombs, and the site has
become a place of pilgrimage
for many.

Further Afield
(see pp110–21)
Guanabo
Cojímar
HAVANA Regla
Nuevo Vedado Campo Florido
Sevillano
Reparto Electrico Castillo del Morro
Cotorro Memorial José Martí (see p107)
Boyeros (see p114), in Plaza de la Revolución is one of
beyond the
port canal, can be the symbols of Cuba. The white
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seen from many
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national celebrations.
Façades painted in vivid pastels along the Paseo del Prado

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