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Old Havana (Habana Vieja)
A UNESCO time capsule of baroque and neoclassical architecture, vintage American cars, salsa music, and the legendary Malecon seafront promenade.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Almendares
Havana, Cuba · North America
About Almendares
Almendares is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Cerro, 7km from Old Havana (Habana Vieja).
Almendares is in Havana, Cuba, with about 240,000 people. The nearest town is Cerro, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Almendares?
Within an hour or so of Almendares: Old Havana (Habana Vieja) (7 km), La Bodeguita del Medio (8 km), Cristo de La Habana (9 km).
Where is Almendares?
Almendares is in Havana, Cuba, about 4 km from Cerro.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 240,000
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Cuba
- Region
- Havana
- Timezone
- America/Havana
- Coordinates
- 23.1101, -82.4232
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Worth the detour from Almendares
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
La Bodeguita del Medio
A cramped Old Havana bodega claiming the mojito's invention, its walls layered floor to ceiling in decades of signatures and graffiti from patrons famous and otherwise. Live son trova most evenings.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Cristo de La Habana
20-metre white marble statue of Jesus on a hilltop overlooking Havana harbour, sculpted by a Cuban artist in 1958.
9 km · about 15 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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