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