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Havana Cathedral

Plaza de la Catedral | La Habana Vieja, Havana, Cuba
7/861-5213
Cathedral Square
Ranked #10 of 85 attractions in Havana
4.5 of 5 stars 36 Reviews
Type: Architectural Buildings, Religious Sites
Christmas Mass Fachada Interior fachada
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Doha
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77 reviews 77 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
“Spectacular at night!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2012

Seeing Havana Cathedral at night will give you chills! It's spectacular! 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
“Great”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 16, 2012

One of the Havana attractions you shouldnt miss if you go there. More

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Hartlepool
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51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
“Pretty”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 29, 2012

Not massive but very pretty. Not on the scale of Italian Cathedrals for spectacle but well worth a visit and atmospheric. More

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Kent, UK
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36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
66 helpful votes 66 helpful votes
“Amazing building”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 2, 2012

Very difficult to do it justice on a photograph. Tried from various angles, day, night... Better go and look for yourself. Hemingway's bodegita around the corner. More

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Toronto, Canada
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59 reviews 59 reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
“An absolutely beautiful church”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 15, 2011

Being Catholic we were so impressed with this church. It is extremely old but the inside was still beautiful and well taken care of. More

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Montreal, Canada
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
“Worth the Trip”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 20, 2011

On our last week in Varadero we took a private Tour to Havana.My husband and I have been to Cuba many times and I never wanted to move from the beach.I like to relax and enjoy the beach,since friends came along on this trip with us we all went to Havana.Its worth the trip to see such History,beautiful buildings not... More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
“Stop by”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 11, 2011

It was December 25 and we were walking by the Havana Cathedral and decided to step in while the mass was on, and then stayed - hey, it was a Christmas mass! Afterwords we were personally blessed by the cardinal who stayed for a long time to hang out with the people. (I'm not really a catholic but it warmed... More

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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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13 reviews 13 reviews
“Bella Catedral”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW
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capital federal
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“La virgen de las casitas...”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012
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Mar del Plata
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32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Bien arreglada y linda”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012
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