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Destinations: The City of Havana: A Stronghold for Leisure
The Cuban capital, with a centuries-old history, has become a stronghold for the leisure industry on the largest Antillean Island, featuring attractions that range from beaches to a unique cultural wealth.
View of the City of Havana from
the sea
Rumba dancers
Havana`s Cathedral
A tourist destination par excellent on the Island, Havana had,
since its official foundation in November 1519, an advantageous
position for trade and communications, in addition to being
a true exponent of Spanish colonial architecture in Cuba.
The heart of the ancient city is in the so-called Plaza de
Armas, or Arms Square, whose location is linked to the tradition
of the first mass, held on November 16 under a big ceiba tree
very close to the coast, a ceremony that has survived the passage
of time.
The former San Crist?bal de La Habana was also known as the
Fortress City of the West Indies and the Key to the New World.
Its historic heart was designated Humankind's Heritage by the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO).
Cuba's smallest province, covering an area of 727 square kilometers,
is also the country's most populated territory, with more than
two million people, in addition to being one of the major destinations
visited by thousands of vacationers who travel to the Island
every year.
The capital's leisure industry is backed up by a broad hotel
and service infrastructure, with over 10,000 rooms and potentialities
for almost all tourist modalities, including business travels,
cultural tourism, incentive tours and meetings.
Castle of the Royal Force
Chinatown
Classic Car - 1925 Chevrolet
Havana, a blend of different architectural styles, including
the Renaissance, art deco, Mudejar, baroque, neoclassicism,
eclecticism, art nouveau and Cuban baroque, is also the center
of the country's cultural life.
Some 30 museums, 10 art galleries, 25 theaters, and unique
institutions such as the National Ballet of Cuba and Casa de
las Am?ricas, support that position. Havana is also the venue
of numerous international festivals of cinema, dance, plastic
arts and literature, among other artistic manifestations.
For those who are just interested in Cuban traditional rhythms,
including son, danz?n, bolero and cha cha cha, the city is home
to such sites as Macumba, Habana Caf? and Pico Blanco, as well
as renowned nightclubs such as Copa Room, Parisi?n and the world-famous
Tropicana, with its Salon under the Stars.
Congresses and events on the most varied topics are held in
facilities in this centuries-old city, where more establishments
have opened their doors to the so-called business tourism, an
evidence of the growing interest in commercial transactions
with Cuba that foreign entrepreneurs have expressed.
For all this, the Cuban capital welcomes a growing number of
visitors every year, who are attracted by Cuba's tourist offers
and the historic wealth supporting the city's very existence.