El Vedado

mvedado.jpg (4580 bytes)Costs of rooms in this zone are between 25-30 USD. Constructions in this area are modern, and there are plenty of cultural centers, movies, discos and other interesting places to visit. On 23 street, there is El Pabellón Cuba, big structured building   dedicated to expose ferias. Just in front on the same street, a must see arts feria, where exquisite articles made on wood, metal and skins are exposed and selled. Other interesting places are The University of Havana, the UNEAC gardens, center where artists and writers meet together and celebrate cultural activities. In 23 and L streets, you can eat the exquisite ice cream at Coppelia.

habana5.jpg (4711 bytes)El Vedado is caracterized for its modernity -almost all its buildings in this neighbourhood are less than 70 years, considering that Havana is an old city.

The fanciest hotels in Havana can be found within this area, Hotel Nacional, Habana Libre, and Hotel Presidente are some of them. There are also some markets and commercial stores, theaters and movies. The most notable cuban traditional restaurants in Vedado are El Cochinito, La Roca, Sofía, El Conejito, and the famous 1830 restaurant, located in Malecon, a few meters from the shore and Almendares river.

mvedado_1.jpg (4222 bytes)Periodically, in decembers, the International Movie Festival of Havana is celebrated in this city. This event join top artists and directors from iberoamerican area. The city gets transformed, and specially El Vedado, where the most important activities and movie expositions take place.