CULTURE AND TRADITIONS
ART AND COLOR
Enter into a fascinating world of Cuban art and familiarize yourself with its important projects in the historic center.
• Take a guided tour specialized in the collection of Cuban art from the Museum of Fine Arts.
• Depending on availability, visit three of these highly important institutions: Galleries of famous Cuban artists in the historic center, home of experimental burning located at the Plaza de la Catedral, Gallery La Casona and the Center for the development of the visual arts on the Vieja Plaza, paper factory and the home of Carmen Montilla.
Duration: 3 hours Departures: Monday – Saturday 9:00am and 2:00pm / Sunday 9:00am
HEMINGWAY’S HAVANA
Visit the symbolic places of Havana where the famous American writer Ernest Hemingway lived. Discover the sites frequented by the writer, which later became some of the scenes of his more known stories.
• Take a guided tour of La Finca La Vigia, the former residence of the writer, which is today transformed; and a museum is now dedicated to him and his work.
• La Terraza of Cojimar, the tomb of the writer and his old fisherman and captain, the late Gregorio Fuentes. This is where he wrote the infamous “The old man and the sea”. Visit the monument dedicated to the writer.
• The Ambos Mundos Hotel with room 511 where the writer periodically visited throughout those years 30. You can taste a cocktail on the roof where you also get one of the most beautiful views of the city.
• La Bodeguita del Medio and La Floradita, the bars he went to most often.
Duration: 3 hours Departures: Monday – Saturday 9:00am and 2:00pm / Sunday 9:00am
CEREMONY OF CANNONS
The military fortifications built by the Spanish in Latin America represent the very foundation on which Havana and the new world are built. The old traditions, such as the ceremony of the cannons, are still offered diligently every day at 9:00pm, just like in the old days. All of the same artifacts are used Take the guided tour of the famous fortress of San Carlos de La Cabaña and visit the museum that specializes in artillery. Stop and admire the chapel of San Carlos, speak to the performers outside the chapel and enjoy the renowned Cannon Ceremony.
Duration: 2 hours Departures: Monday – Sunday 7:00pm
RELIGION IN CUBA
This private visit allows you to acquaint yourself with the Cuban religious landscape which is as varied as it is complex. • Museum of Regla and the Sanctuary of Notre Dame de Regla • Church of Notre Dame de Miséricorde • Greek Orthodox Church • Museum of religious Art, located in the Basilica of the Convent San Francis of Assisi. Duration: 3 hours Departures: Monday – Saturday 9:00am and 2:00pm / Sunday 9:00am THE HAVANA FROM CHRIST TO LENNON Visit the unbelievable sculptures of some of life’s most famous people (Christ and John Lennon) and their sculptural heritage to marvel at the monuments, the memory and the concern for the environment. Duration: 3 hours Departures: Monday to Saturday – 9:00am and 2:00pm / Sunday – 9:00am
THE HAVANA FROM CHRIST TO LENNON
Visit the unbelievable sculptures of some famous people (Christ and John Lennon) and how the city has honored them through the amazing sculptural heritage. Visit worth just to marvel at the monuments, the memory and the concern for the environment.
Duration: 3 hours Departures: Monday to Saturday – 9:00am and 2:00pm / Sunday – 9:00am
