Longina Memorias Cuba

Habana Vieja


Part of the government-run Artex chain, the small, succinctly curated Memorias is where to come for a guayabera (men's shirt), a Museo de Bellas Artes shower curtain (emblazoned with different Cuban paintings) or a – yawn – Hemingway coffee mug.


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Nearby Habana Vieja attractions

1. Museo de Numismático

0.06 MILES

This numismatist's heaven brings together various collections of medals, coins and banknotes from around the world, including a stash of 1000 mainly…

2. Museo 28 Septiembre de los CDR

0.07 MILES

A pale-pink building on Obispo dedicates two floors to a rather one-sided dissection of the nationwide Comites de la Defensa de la Revolución (CDR;…

3. El Ojo del Ciclón

0.12 MILES

Just when you think you've seen Havana's strangest, weirdest, most surreal and avant-garde art, along comes the 'eye of the cyclone' to re-stretch your…

4. Taller Experimental de Gráfica

0.18 MILES

Easy to miss at the end of a short cul-de-sac, this is one of Havana's most cutting-edge art workshops, which also offers the possibility of engraving…

5. Edificio Bacardí

0.18 MILES

Finished in 1930, the magnificent Edificio Bacardí, once the HQ of Cuba's erstwhile rum dynasty, is a triumph of art deco architecture, with a host of…

6. Museo de la Farmacia Habanera

0.19 MILES

A few blocks east of Plaza del Cristo, this grand wood-paneled store founded in 1886 by Catalan José Sarrá has been restored as both a museum and a…

7. Statue of Francisco de Albear

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Thousands of people pass by his image every day, but few spare a glance for this marble statue of engineer Francisco de Albear, located in a small Habana…

8. Calle Obispo

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Narrow, chockablock Calle Obispo (Bishop's Street), Habana Vieja's main interconnecting artery, is packed with art galleries, shops, music venues and…