Category Archives: Old Havana

Trading Market San Francisco de Asís square

Trading Market San Francisco de Asís square
Trading Market is located in front of the San Francisco de Asís square, occupying a small block intercepted by the streets Lamparilla, Baratillo, Oficios and Obrapía. It is a beautiful building inaugurated in the year 1909 from a call in which it was winner the project of the Spanish architect Tomas Mur. An installation constructed…
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National Capitol of Havana

National Capitol of Havana
Remarkable symbol of the city of Havana and one of the great buildings of Cuba. Of great architectural wealth, sumptuously ornate, of pure lines and beautiful proportions. Throughout the construction of the building materials of excellent quality were used, such as: Italian marbles, details in walls, ceilings, doors and lamps, most of them were melted…
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Basilica Minor of the Convent of St. Francis of Assisi

Basilica Minor of the Convent of St. Francis of Assisi
The Minor Basilica of the Convent of San Francisco de Asís, is located in the square that bears his name, in a building from 1738 located in Oficios between Amargura and Churruca, in Old Havana. Converted The Minor Basilica in a concert hall of great popularity for its magnificent acoustics with presentations of choral and…
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Horse-drawn carriage ride through Havana

Horse-drawn carriage ride through Havana
During colonial times in Cuba there was what was called the Quitrín, a carriage of horses of indigenous origin, which became the main means of transport to travel the country. It had to be taken into account that the roads had not yet been created, but the paths were practically impassable roads. On board these…
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