Performances at the Grand Theatre
Havana, Cuba[0.7 miles]
Havana’s magical, neo-baroque Grand Theatre stages ballet and modern dance, including performances by Carlos Acosta’s troupe.
Best for ages: 15+ | £20 | 2 hours
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This design-focused townhouse-turned-B&B, in the heart of fashionable Old Havana, has nine elegantly-furnished rooms – many lit by coloured stained glass.
Arranged over three floors in a beautifully restored building, think it features vibrant Spanish floor tiles, and revived European furniture finds.
The roof terrace, where you can eat breakfast, offers panoramic rooftop views that include the art deco Bacardí building and local 19th-century church.
It’s a great choice for those wanting to tap into the city’s cultural zeitgeist and have the best of Old Havana’s attractions on their doorstep.
Convenient for all the top attractions, it’s very close to the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of the Revolution, and a short walk to Havana’s oceanside boulevard and harbour.
The surrounding streets – including a couple of cobbled lanes – are filled with pastel-coloured colonial townhouses that are lively with restaurants, cafes, and bars. Cart sellers selling piles of gleaming tropical fruit and veg can be found on many corners.
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Havana, Cuba[0.7 miles]
Havana’s magical, neo-baroque Grand Theatre stages ballet and modern dance, including performances by Carlos Acosta’s troupe.
Best for ages: 15+ | £20 | 2 hours
Havana, Cuba[0.8 miles]
The longest fort in the New World, dating from 1763, with panoramic views of Old Havana. Go at 9pm each night for the cannon guard of honour ceremony.
Best for ages: 18+ | Free
Havana, Cuba[1 miles]
An impressive fort, which took 50 years to construct, that has become the iconic symbol of Havana. Climb the 19th-century lighthouse for a view of the entire city and Malecón.
Best for ages: 18+ | Free
Havana, Cuba[1.1 miles]
Join the locals on this famous sea wall for rum and sunsets over Havana’s skyline.
Best for ages: 8+ | Free
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Havana, Cuba[0.2 miles]
History buffs will love the Museo de la Revolución that details the minutiae of Fidel Castro’s 1953-1959 rebel campaign, culminating in victorious revolution in the ornate surrounds of the old Presidential Palace. The outdoor exhibition displays weaponry, aeroplanes and the Granma yacht, which brought Castro from exile in Mexico to Cuba to relaunch the rebel campaign in 1956.
Best for ages: 18+ | £2
Havana, Cuba[0.4 miles]
This twin-towered 18th-century masterpiece of Cuban Baroque, with beautiful undulating facade and mismatched bell towers, dominates Old Havana’s main plaza. Peek inside: the altar is made of Carrara marble and Italian frescoes crown the altar recess.
Best for ages: 13+ | Free
Havana, Cuba[0.6 miles]
Cuba’s most impressive museum, housed in two separate buildings almost next to each other, showcases the best of Cuban art (in one building) from the 1600s to the modern day, and international artists over 5 art-filled floors of a second building.
Best for ages: 13+ | £6
Havana, Cuba[0.6 miles]
Legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway downed a record 16 daiquiris in one sitting at this, his favourite Havana bar. The bartender mixed him a sugarless and double rum tipple and named it the Papa Doble. Come early to bag a barstool at the glamorous scarlet bar.
Best for ages: 18+ | Free
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Cuba
Sensual and sultry communist Caribbean capital, home to captivating, crumbling architecture, and enlivened by dance, music, avant-garde art and cocktails.