| 1.Hotel Nacional. | | | | as a a tourist attraction, their stock |
| A Cuban national monument and in the | | | | of medicines is very limited. |
| fifties host to revolucionaries and the | | | | |
| Mob,lead by Meyer Lansky. | | | | 7.Real Fabrica de Tabacos Partagas.( |
| Enter via the palm tree driveway and go | | | | Cigar factory Partagas) |
| to the glamorous terrace bar, and enjoy | | | | The biggest cigar factory in Cuba, |
| the magnificent view over the Malecon | | | | situated on Calle Industria (Industry |
| sea boulevard. | | | | street) near the Capitolio. An |
| | | | interesting guided tour of the cigar |
| 2.Cementerio Colon. (Columbus Cementery) | | | | factory gives a good impression how the |
| The Columbus Cementery is one of the | | | | cigars are fabricated. At the entrance |
| most impressive places to visit in | | | | is a big cigar shop where you can buy |
| Havana. It is said to be the second | | | | the famous brand names : Romeo y |
| largest cementry in the world after the | | | | Julia,Bolivar, Cohiba, Cohiba, Partagas. |
| Pére Lachaise Cementery in Paris. | | | | |
| | | | 8. El Barrio Chino ( Chinatown) |
| 3.The Capitolio. | | | | China town is situated west of the |
| The Capitolio was built in the same | | | | Capitolio, the entrance is marked by a |
| style as the US Capitol in Washington DC | | | | big pagode style gateway. Near 1900 |
| by the dictator Machada. Nowdays the | | | | Havana had a Chinese community of more |
| Capitolio houses the Cuban Academy of | | | | than 10.000 people. Nowdays the estimate |
| Sciences. At the lefthand entrance is an | | | | is that there are less than thousand |
| internet café. | | | | Chinese in Havana. Be sure to visit the |
| | | | colorful food market. |
| 4.Bodegita del Medio | | | | |
| This restaurant and bar is famous for | | | | 9. Museo de la Revolucion |
| its Mojito cocktails and was one of | | | | A spectacular attracion is the Museum of |
| Hemingway's favourites. The tiny bar is | | | | the Revolution installed in the former |
| a real tourist magnet and the cocktails | | | | Presidential Palace An overview of the |
| are expensive compared to the other | | | | Cuban history as well as the battles |
| bars. | | | | against the former dictator Batista are |
| | | | shown. The yacht "GRANMA" from which |
| 5.Casa de la Musica - Havana Centro. | | | | Fidel Castro disembarked and launched |
| The house of the music, situated on | | | | the revolution,is shown at the side |
| Galiano street, Central Havana, is a big | | | | entrance together with a tank used in |
| club where the hottest names in Cuban | | | | the Bay of Pigs invasion and air |
| salsa play. Great ambiance and hot salsa | | | | missiles that shot down the US spy |
| dancing all night long. Be on time , | | | | plane. |
| there is always a crowd. The cover | | | | |
| charge is up to 25 CUC (30 US$) when | | | | 10. Playas del Este.( East Havana |
| famous bands such as the VAN VAN or | | | | beaches) |
| CHARANGA HABANERA make their appearance. | | | | Lovely tropical beaches starting at 15km |
| | | | from Central Havana, with clear blue |
| 6.Farmacia Taquechel. (the Taquechel | | | | water and palm trees. Santa Maria del |
| pharmacy) | | | | Mar is the most tourist oriented place. |
| A beautiful old style pharmacy with dark | | | | The beaches can be reached by Viazul bus |
| wooden shelves and white porcelain jars | | | | or by taxi. |
| with motifs. The pharmacy serves mainly | | | | |