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Havana UNESCO world heritage sites

Havana west

Tower of la Chorrera on Malecon
La Chorrera Tower is an ancient Spanish military fortress that used to be part of Havana’s defensives stemduring the colonial era.

Prince's Castle on Calle G x Zapata
The fort's design features an irregular pentagon shape with bastions, semi-bastions, a redan, trenches, mine galleries, and accommodations for a garrison of 1000 soldiers. Its defenses included 60 cannons and a network of tunnels for communication.

San Lazaro Tower at Malecon & calle Marina
From this fortification a lookout could warn military forces by way of torches of threats of attack by corsairs and pirates.

Castle of San Salvador de la Punta on Malecon
Construction of the present La Punta Castle however did not start until 1590, almost the same time as El Morro Castle. It was finished in about 1610. It was linked with El Morro Castle, via an iron chain during times of uncertainty. In the case of an attack, this chain was tightened up and enemy ships were prevented from entering the bay.

Havana Wall at Puerta de la Tenaza
Nowadays, as historical evidence, there are some wall remains in various places of Old Havana that have lasted through the centuries. Nevertheless, there is something that, without doubt, became a great tradition, that every night at nine o’clock you can hear the sound of the cannon shot by old cannons from La Cabaña fortress, a beautiful ceremony that can be enjoyed by anyone who visits the city.

Atares Castle at La loma de Soto
The Castillo de Santo Domingo de Atarés is a small hexagonal hilltop fort in Havana built in 1767. Work commenced in 1763, around the same time as initial work on Castillo del Príncipe.

Tinderbox of San Antonio at Guasabacoa cove
Former powder mill.

Havana centre

Convent of San Francisco de Asís on Oficios
The basilica and the monastery of San Francisco de Asis were built in Havana, Cuba at the end of the sixteenth century (1580–91) as the home of the Franciscan community in Havana.

Palace of the General Captains on Plaza de Armas
This Cuban baroque-style mansion was built in the 1770s and fills the entire western side of Plaza de Armas. The gorgeous courtyard is full of trees and peacocks. An 1862 white marble statue of Christopher Columbus stands in the center of the courtyard. Exhibits provide information about Cuba's history. The interior is wonderfully furnished with antique furniture. Exhibits include photography, horse-drawn carriages, and military uniforms.

Castle of the Royal Force at Plaza de Armas
The fort is considered to be the oldest stone fort in the Americas.

Second Cape Palace on Plaza de Armas
Spread over two floors, the interconnecting rooms include a timeline ‘tunnel,’ a couple of cube-activated screens broadcasting different elements of Cuba’s history, an interactive trajectory of Cuban-European musical forms, and a comparative study of the architectural development of Havana and Barcelona.

The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception at 156 Empedrado
The Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Havana has been the most important religious centre of the Villa de San Cristóbal in Havana and the West Indies since its appointment in 1789. It is a Baroque style building with an impressive presence in the landscape and a decisive one for the Catholic faithful on this side of the world.

Presidential Palace at Calle Refugio 1
The 'Presidential Palace was inaugurated in 1920 by President Mario García Menocal. It remained the Presidential Palace until the Cuban Revolution of 1959. The building has Neo-Classical elements, and was decorated by Tiffany Studios of New York City.

Havana east

Fort nº 1
The extensive network of defensive installations created between the 16th and 19th centuries includes some of the oldest and largest extant stone fortifications in the Americas.

Castle of the Three Kings of Morro on Carretera de la Cabana
A small turret at the end of the wall offers views of the sea crashing onto the rocks 20 meters below, and of the huge dry moat. The opposite side of the moat holds more modern guns and cannons, La Bateria de Velasco, and offers a sweeping view down to Cojimar.

Fort of Saint Charles at Parque Histórico Militar Morro-Cabaña
Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña (Fort of Saint Charles), colloquially known as La Cabaña, is an 18th-century fortress complex, the third-largest in the Americas, located on the elevated eastern side of the harbor entrance in Havana, Cuba.

Hornabeque of San Diego and Fort Nº4 on Carretera Del Asilo
The historic fortunes of Havana were a product of the exceptional function of its bay as an obligatory stop on the maritime route to the New World, which consequently necessitated its military protection.

Cojímar Castle on Puerto de Cojímar
Cojímar Tower, locally known as Torreón de Cojímar, is situated at the seafront in the village of Cojímar on Cuba. It lies east of the old town of Havana at the mouth of the Cojímar river.