Havana

Is the capital city of Cuba.


Architecture:

Neo-classical

Havana is unique due to its unrivalled rhythmic arcades built largely by Spanish immigrants

Colonial and Baroque

Great riches were brought from the colonialists into and through Havana as it was a key transshipment point between the new world and old world.


Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Eclectic

At the turn of the 20th century Havana, along with Buenos Aires, was the grandest and most important Latin American city in terms of architecture.


Modernism

Havana, like Las Vegas (Nevada) in the 1940s and 50s, developed from marketing itself as a destination for gambling and holidays in the sun.


Climate:

Havana, like much of Cuba, enjoys a pleasant year-round tropical climate that is tempered by the island's position in the belt of the trade winds and by the warm offshore currents.