Plaza de San Francisco de Asís is defined by its uneven cobblestone surface and its proximity to the Havana harbor, where Spanish galleons once docked during the colonial era. Created on June second, sixteen twenty-eight, this square takes…
Hemingway in Old Havana
I'll lead you through Ernest Hemingway's historic Havana haunts, from the hotel rooms where he wrote to his favorite neighborhood watering holes.
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1. Saint Francis of Assisi Plaza
2. Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas is a shaded park surrounded by historic colonial buildings in the heart of Old Havana. Laid out in the early sixteenth century, it began as the Plaza de la Iglesia, named for the parish church that once occupied its site. By…
3. Hotel Ambos Mundos
The Hotel Ambos Mundos is a square, five-story building with an eclectic architectural style, standing prominently on the corner of Obispo and Mercaderes streets. It was built in nineteen twenty-four on the site of an old homestead and…
4. La Bodeguita Del Medio
La Bodeguita del Medio is a bar and restaurant on Empedrado Street distinguished by its walls, which are covered in thousands of signatures, photographs, and messages left by visitors over several decades. Founded in nineteen forty-two as…
5. Hotel Gran Caribe Plaza
The Hotel Plaza, now part of the Gran Caribe group, occupies the edge of Parque Central with its large windows and Art Nouveau details. While Ernest Hemingway kept a room at the Hotel Ambos Mundos for his writing during the nineteen…
6. Sloppy Joe's Bar, Havana
Sloppy Joe's Bar sits on the corner of Zulueta and Animas Streets in Old Havana. You can identify the building by its three-story neoclassical masonry exterior. Inside, the space is anchored by a long, black mahogany bar that once drew…
7. El Floridita Bar
El Floridita occupies the corner of Obispo and Monserrate streets, marked by its classic Regency-style interior and the bartenders who work in red coats. Originally opening in eighteen seventeen as a bodega called La Piña de Plata, the…