Considered the masterpiece of the bastion system in military constructions, built by Spain in America, the fortress San Carlos de la Cabaña-finished in l774- marks a milestone in monumental architectural design.
Category Archives: Havana on the inside
The strange relationship between bulls and “globeros” in Havana (II)
For fifteen thousand piasters, which represented a complete fortune, the American brought by boat his balloon, and the
The strange relationship between bulls and balloon pilots in Havana (I)
There exists, as the title asserts, a strange relationship in Havana history between the bullrings and the ascents of balloons. In the entire history of the town, it is not clear, then turned city, and Cuban Capital, because this story about
Museum of the Revolution
The Museum of the Revolution was created on December 12, 1959, by a decree issued by the then Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Raúl Castro. On January 4, 1974, the former Presidential Palace, in the municipality of Old Havana, was transformed into the Museum.
La Milagrosa: Love Turned into Legend
Havana’s Colon Cemetery, known nationally and internationally for its remarkable historic, artistic and architectural values, houses the most beautiful and sincere love story ever known by the capital’s inhabitants: La Milagrosa (The Miraculous One)