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Habana Vieja CUBA

Traveler information for La Habana Vieja

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This site features information about guided tours of Habana Vieja, the old city's history, numerous paladares (restaurants) and casas particulares (private homes with rooms for rent), colonial and modern hotels, activities and nightlife.

Click on image above from Infortur.cu

for REALLY LARGE map of Habana Vieja

History of Habana Vieja

Colonial Habana was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982.

Habana Vieja was founded by the Spanish in 1519. It became a stopping point for the treasure laden Spanish Galleons on the crossing between the New World and the Old World. In the 17th century it was one of the main ship-building centers. The city was built in baroque and neoclassic style.

The narrow streets of Old Havana contain many buildings, accounting for perhaps as many as one-third of the approximately 3,000 buildings found in Habana Vieja. It is the ancient city built around the port of Havana at Havana Bay. Preservation efforts have been underway for many years to safe guard Cuba's past from Cuba's future.

Cuban Cigars

Do you want to travel to Habana Vieja? You can travel to Cuba legally.

Related Habana Vieja Websites and Information

Check out ParticularCuba.com for casa particular information and be sure to read the Cuba Travel Section at the Havana Journal. Our sister site offers vintage photos and more information about the port of Havana in Habana Vieja.

This Havana Journal article on the restoration of Habana Vieja is very interesting and the buildings in the old Havana city are interesting too.

Habana Vieja sightseeing tours