Solo Travel in Havana
Cuba
About Havana for Solo Travelers
Frozen in time and utterly alive — 1950s American cars, crumbling colonial Habana Vieja, salsa spilling from every doorway, mojitos at La Bodeguita del Medio, and the most complex city in the Caribbean.
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Things to do in Havana
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La Guarida
Food & Drink
Havana's most famous paladar (private restaurant), on the top floors of a grand, crumbling 1913 mansion in Centro Habana, reached by a sweeping marble staircase. It became known as a location in the film 'Fresa y Chocolate'. The refined Cuban-fusion menu and rooftop bar with city views make it a special night out — book well ahead.
📍Calle Concordia 418, Centro Habana, Havana, Cuba
Malecón
Nature
Havana's 8km seafront boulevard and sea wall, running from Old Havana to Vedado. At sunset and into the night it becomes the city's living room: fishermen, couples, musicians and friends sit along the wall while waves splash over in winter. Walk a stretch from the Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta towards Vedado as the light fades.
📍Malecón, Havana, Cuba
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