Hotel Nacional de Cuba
A historic Vedado landmark overlooking the Malecón.
Destination guide
A central Havana district with broad avenues, hotels, cultural venues, residential streets, and easy access to the Malecón.
Overview
Vedado gives Havana visitors a different rhythm from the historic center. It is useful for understanding the city's twentieth-century growth, hotel landmarks, cultural venues, shaded streets, and the way the Malecón connects neighborhoods along the waterfront.
Quick facts
Background
Vedado represents one of Havana's major later urban layers, with a grid of avenues, residences, hotels, and cultural spaces that expanded the city beyond the colonial core.
Places
A historic Vedado landmark overlooking the Malecón.