![]() It’s only natural that tourists are enthralled by the old city's charm, and refreshed by its colors, plazas, colonial architecture, 16th century fortress, lively street lives, and endless salsa dancing.īut beyond that, and behind the curvaceous waterfront known as the Malecón, Old Havana’s dust, dirt and mud have blended into locals’ daily existence. ![]() The area’s other prominent plazas – Plaza de San Francisco, Plaza Vieja, Plaza de la Catedral – are all part of the most striking urban tableau in the Caribbean. The heart of the old city is the iconic Calle Obispo, neatly lined art galleries, shops, music venues, paladars, connecting Havana’s promenade, Plaza de Armas to the Parque Central. You'll walk arcades, and gaze at balconies, that date from the 16th to 19th centuries. Over the last decade the Office of the Havana City Historian has accelerated a campaign to preserve the historic center's truly amazing and illustrious architectural and historical heritage.ĭeclared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1982, Old Havana is home to 900-odd historical buildings from the baroque to the neoclassical, museums to churches to Cuban courtyard mansions. ![]() ![]() Nothing speaks better of this than the city’s historical center – Habana Vieja (Old Havana), a place that has been ravaged by time, unscathed by sprawling modern urban development, and is being carefully burnished back into the most radiant jewel in the Caribbean. Havana is a city finely attuned to its past, its anguishes, its ruins, and its soaring spirit.
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