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El Morro

Havana, Cuba
Ranked #16 of 85 attractions in Havana
4.0 of 5 stars 74 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites
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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2012

El Morro is a Spanish fortress built in 1589 to guard the entrance to Havana bay and has a more recent lighthouse on the same site. It is the smaller of two fortresses, if you only have time to visit one I’d suggest you visit the larger La Cabana fortress a short walk away. The latter is more interesting and... More

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Campinas, SP
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68 reviews 68 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2012

cross the port bay in a small line boat, the last line in habana, walking up to the fort and luck the beautiful view of malecon and old habana More

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Hong Kong, China
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45 reviews 45 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2012

Only 10 minute taxi ride from Old Havana. Self guided tour which you can do in 30 minutes or 2 hours. Plenty of restored buildings and underground caverns with more being restored. The wall remains open where British forces broke through when they stormed Morro. Also available are the Soviet era gun emplacements pointing toward Florida. There is one price... More

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Saskatoon, Canada
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 7, 2012

This is a park with great views of the harbour but there isn't a tour of the castle which is what I was expecting. More

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scotland
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 3, 2012

Over the inlet or under if you take the road, El Morro is a large site which you could spend a lot of time exploring. The heat went for us and we only did the outskirts fabulous views over to the city. More

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Belgrade
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37 reviews 37 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 29, 2012

Placed on the coast of Havana and for the reason being always surrounded by tourists, musicians, best sightseeing all around Havana it seems like a guard of the entire city. Most romantic and interesting place. Once you see it and feel whole atmosphere, you will take that picture in your eyes everywhere with you. More

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Los Angeles, CA, USA
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17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 25, 2012

It's a must to get a feel for the historic aspect of the city. More

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Yeovil, Somerset
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 2, 2012

Wonderful views back to Havana town linked to the history of how the Royal Navy routed the much larger Spanish garrison by attacking them from where they were least expected to, the land side of the protective wall, as all their cannons were pointing out to sea! Whoops.. More

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Bogotá, Cundinamarca, Colombia
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 21, 2012

You can see all the city from here. I loved the pictures of here. More

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Istanbul, Turkey
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59 reviews 59 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 17, 2012

If you visit Havana, unless you have best views of the city, your visit will never be complete. Like a panoramic 360 degree view from resaurante La Torre, the breathtaking landscape of Malecon + Old Town + Plaza Vieja can only be seen from this view point. Just tell to your taxi driver (or drive your rental car) to go... More

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