Havana Historic Landmarks and Waterfront Defenses
Havana · Cuba
- Audio guide
- 4 languages
- Offline
Walk through Havana’s historic core, beginning with its squares and churches before reaching major civic, artistic, and cultural landmarks. You will see the National Capitol, Grand Theater, Central Park, and the National Museum of Fine Arts alongside Havana Cathedral and Plaza de Armas. The route then turns toward the harbor, linking Havana Castle of the Royal Force, Christ of Havana, and the city’s coastal castles. Finish along the Malecón of Havana for a memorable view of the city meeting the sea.
The walk
Stops 1–6 of 14. The rest are in the app.
Old Town Square
Old Town Square, an attraction in Havana, Cuba.
Belén Church and Convent
Iglesia y convento de Belén, a Christian church in Havana, Cuba.
El Capitolio
A former seat of Cuban government, crowned by a gold-leaf Republic and a remarkable diamond story.
Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso
A theater whose own story is missing from the file, set inside Havana’s larger imperial drama.
Central Park
Central Park is a park and tourism attraction in Havana, Cuba.
National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana
National Museum of Fine Arts, Cuban Art, in Havana, Cuba
Stop 7
Stop 8
Stop 9
- 8 more stops in the app
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
More walks in Havana
5 walks
How a walk works
8 more stops in the app
This page shows the first 6 of 14 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.
Pick a walk
Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.
Pocket your phone
Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.
Listen as you arrive
On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.
Free to install · Every city’s featured walk is free, start to finish.
A guide who talks
Narration at every stop, starting on its own as you arrive — phone in your pocket.
The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.
The unglamorous things
Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.
No signal needed
Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.
Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.