{"id":2798,"date":"2015-02-23T05:46:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T05:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jaimecuba.com\/en\/?page_id=2798"},"modified":"2015-02-23T06:18:08","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T06:18:08","slug":"culture-and-traditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jaimecuba.com\/en\/a-la-carte\/culture-and-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"CULTURE AND TRADITIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"entry-title\">CULTURE AND TRADITIONS<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ART AND COLOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enter into a fascinating world of Cuban art and familiarize yourself with its important projects in the historic center.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Take a guided tour specialized in the collection of Cuban art from the Museum of Fine Arts.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 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.<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 3 hours Departures: Monday &#8211; Saturday 9:00am and 2:00pm \/ Sunday 9:00am<\/p>\n<p><strong>HEMINGWAY\u2019S HAVANA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 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 \u201cThe old man and the sea\u201d. Visit the monument dedicated to the writer.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 La Bodeguita del Medio and La Floradita, the bars he went to most often.<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 3 hours Departures: Monday &#8211; Saturday 9:00am and 2:00pm \/ Sunday 9:00am<\/p>\n<p><strong>CEREMONY OF CANNONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 Caba\u00f1a 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.<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 2 hours Departures: Monday &#8211; Sunday 7:00pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELIGION IN CUBA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This private visit allows you to acquaint yourself with the Cuban religious landscape which is as varied as it is complex. \u2022 Museum of Regla and the Sanctuary of Notre Dame de Regla \u2022 Church of Notre Dame de Mis\u00e9ricorde \u2022 Greek Orthodox Church \u2022 Museum of religious Art, located in the Basilica of the Convent San Francis of Assisi. Duration: 3 hours Departures: Monday &#8211; Saturday 9:00am and 2:00pm \/ Sunday 9:00am THE HAVANA FROM CHRIST TO LENNON Visit the unbelievable sculptures of some of life\u2019s 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 \u2013 9:00am and 2:00pm \/ Sunday \u2013 9:00am<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE HAVANA FROM CHRIST TO LENNON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 3 hours Departures: Monday to Saturday \u2013 9:00am and 2:00pm \/ Sunday \u2013 9:00am<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CULTURE AND TRADITIONS &nbsp; ART AND COLOR Enter into a fascinating world of Cuban art and familiarize yourself with its important projects in the historic center. \u2022 Take a guided tour specialized in the collection of Cuban art from the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jaimecuba.com\/en\/a-la-carte\/culture-and-traditions\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2787,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jaimecuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2798"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jaimecuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jaimecuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jaimecuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jaimecuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2798"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jaimecuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2834,"href":"https:\/\/jaimecuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2798\/revisions\/2834"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jaimecuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jaimecuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}