Nearby Attractions
Our Hostal El Cuarto de Tula is situated in one of Havana's better located neighborhoods. We are North and walking distance of the very popular and beautiful seawall "El Malecón" and right in between the areas of El Vedado and Centro Habana.
El Callejón de Hammel
April 21, 1990 Escalona started with murals and sculptures in the alleyway Callejón de Hamel, near University of Havana. For sculptures he used scrap objects like bathtubs, hand pumps, pin wheels etc., and for the murals he used different kind of available paint, including car enamel.
Even though the first four years became difficult, he was inspired by local inhabitants and visitors to continue his work, and little by little, the street was transformed from a slum area to an enthusiastic Afro-Cuban centre.
Today there are workshops for young Cuban children to learn painting. Every Sunday there are rumba performances, and every Friday Cuban music in the street.
This is still Salvador's artistic headquarter.
Cuban Art Factory
La Fábrica de Arte Cubano is an art gallery and club in Havana, Cuba. The Fábrica's gallery and stage were established inside of a former cooking oil factory, and has since gained notoriety as one of Havana's premier nightclubs and art galas.
The structure housing La Fábrica de Arte was built in 1910 as a cooking oil factory. In 2008 a group of Cuban artists and musicians began to look for a centralized location in which art could be shown, leading to the group acquiring the closed factory in 2010. The current location opened in February 2014.[6] It has been noted that the establishment attracts young Cubans and foreign nationals
El Cañonazo Ceremony
A very interesting fort with a great ceremony that takes place at 9pm when they fire a canon. Soldiers dress like Spanish soldiers from the times of the Colony.
Morro Castle (Spanish: Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro) or Castle of the Three Magi Kings of Morro, named after the three biblical Magi, is a fortress guarding the entrance to the Havana harbor. The design is by the Italian engineer Battista Antonelli (1547–1616). Originally under the control of Spain, the fortress was captured by the British in 1762, returned to Spain under the Treaty of Paris (1763) a year later.The Morro Castle was the main defense in the Havana harbor until La Cabaña was completed 1774.
Old Havana
Havana was founded by the Spanish November 16, 1519 in the natural harbor of the Bay of Havana. 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 shipbuilding centers. The city was built in baroque and neoclassical styles.
Many buildings have fallen into ruin in the latter half of the 20th century, but a number are being restored. 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 Old Havana.
It is the ancient city formed from the port, the official center and the Plaza de Armas.
Santa María del Mar, Havana
It is a segment of a chain of beaches called the Eastern Beaches Spanish: Playas del Este which extend for 24 km (15 mi) along the north coast of Havana province in the municipality of Habana del Este.