Tour the Hotel Nacional
Havana, Cuba[2 miles]
Get the low-down on the Mafia, Hollywood stars and Cold War tactics during a history tour of the famous Hotel Nacional.
Best for ages: 13+ | £4 | 1+ hours
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A winning combination of European style and Cuban flair is the hallmark of smart stay Paseo 206. Crafted from the shell of a 1930s villa, the Italian-Cuban owners have built on the refined bones of wood panelling and Carrara marble tiles and furnished the handsome house with European furniture, and creature comforts. Hospitality is its hallmark; the service is immaculate.
Book one of their immersive experiences offered to guests – learning to cook with Paseo’s chef or head out into the streets with a local photographer for a different perspective.
The villa is in the heart of the leafy suburb of el Vedado, close to top restaurants, bars and museums. Paseo 206 is perfect for those who like style, comfort and a clued-in concierge.
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Havana, Cuba[2 miles]
Get the low-down on the Mafia, Hollywood stars and Cold War tactics during a history tour of the famous Hotel Nacional.
Best for ages: 13+ | £4 | 1+ hours
Havana, Cuba[3.1 miles]
Watch the ancient artisanal craft of rolling Cuba’s world-famous cigars at one of the very few working factories in Havana that opens to the public.
Best for ages: 13+ | £8 | 1+ hours
Havana, Cuba[3.4 miles]
Join the locals on this famous sea wall for rum and sunsets over Havana’s skyline.
Best for ages: 8+ | Free
Havana, Cuba[4.1 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
Other worthwhile experiences in this destination if you have the time or the interest, closest first
Havana, Cuba[0.7 miles]
Havana’s Museo de Artes Decorativas is housed in a palatial mansion, built in the 1920s in Regency style, overflowing with 33,000 antiques from Tiffany glassware to Italian marble. The treasures belonged to Countess Maria Luisa Gomez Mena, sister to famous sugar king, Jose Gomez-Mena Vila, who lived here after it was built.
Best for ages: 18+ | £2
Havana, Cuba[1.6 miles]
The vast Plaza de la Revolucion is the site of May Day rallies, Papal masses, and propaganda gatherings. It’s famous for the tall memorial to José Martí, hero of Cuban independence, and the huge black iron silhouetted portraits of Che Guevara, and 1959 Revolution leader Camilo Cienfuegos pinned to government offices.
Best for ages: 18+ | Free
Havana, Cuba[1.6 miles]
Dating from the 19th century, Havana’s remarkable cemetery is an architectural gem, home to marble mausoleums, winged angels, sparkling mosaics, wrought-iron motifs, Art Deco sculptures, vast government monuments and 1959 Revolution memorials.
Best for ages: 13+ | Free
Havana, Cuba[1.9 miles]
The largest collection of Napoleonic memorabilia outside of Europe (some 5,000 items) is housed in this glorious Florentine mansion. Go for the paintings, statues, prized bronze death mask, the French emperor’s bicorne hat, his pistols, and the original oil Napoleon Planning his Coronation by Jean-Georges Vibert.
Best for ages: 18+ | £2
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Sensual and sultry communist Caribbean capital, home to captivating, crumbling architecture, and enlivened by dance, music, avant-garde art and cocktails.