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Cuarteles Street

The street I stayed in 2007 is located in Old Havana - very busy area with narrow streets where the tall building miss the old glamour. In the picture background you can see the former Batista's palace, today the Museum of Revolution outside of which the famous Granma yacht is in permanent exposition
Edificio Bacardi

The building of famous concern - Bacardi company relocated all the production onto Bahamas Islands after the triumph of the revolution in 1959. The newly painted facade distinguishes it from other buildings
Famous camello of Havana

Cuban miracle of technology - camello (camel) is a combination of bus and truck. This kind of vehicle recently disapeared from the streets of the city - it's been replaced by regular buses
Terrace house at Malecón

The most of buildings in the city looks similar to this one though the governement tries to repair some of them - especially at the Malecón and in the area of Old Havana
Bar Gallo

Buena Vista Social Club used to play here. The walls inside are covered with visitors' signatures
Callejon Hammel

The small street in Vedado is covered with paints and other works of cuban art students, worth to see
Black flags in front of US Interests Office
Hotel Nacional
Hotel Habana Libre
Havana's Chinatown
Partagas Tobacco Factory

One of the most famous tobacco factory, established by the Spaniard Don Jaime Partagás Ravelo in 1845. It produces the finest Cuban cigars, including Cohiba, which was originally supplied exclusively to Fidel Castro and high-level officials in the Communist Party of Cuba and Cuban government. It was released commercially for sale to the public in 1982.
Capitol in Havana

Capitol in Havana is loose imitation of the washington DC Capitol, but is even taller.
Obra Pia street
La Bodeguita del Medio

It is very famous and touristy for the personalities that have patronized it: Salvador Allende, the poet Pablo Neruda, the writer Ernest Hemingway and many others.
La Bodeguita del Medio

La Bodeguita is also known as the birthplace of the Mojito cocktail, prepared in the bar since its opening in 1942.
Capitol
Great Theatre of Havana
Capitol and Great Theatre
Hotel Inglaterra
Hotel Plaza
St Christopher Cathedral
Sunset over Capitol
Brasil Street

leads straight to the Capitol
Plaza de la Catedral

in Old Havana houses ones of the finest examples of colonial Cuba: Palacio de los Marqueses de Arcos (po lewej) and Museo de Arte Colonial, former residence of Don Luis Chacón, governor of Cuba
St Christopher Cathedral

is located on Plaza Vieja (Old Place) of Old Havana

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