Ernest Hemingway in Cuba

 Ernest Hemingway had a deep love for Cuba and Havana, where he spent many years of his life. In a Spanish interview in 1954 after winning the Nobel Prize, Hemingway said: "I am very happy to be the first Cuban to win this prize. I am glad that the authorities have said it is based on a Cuban landscape". This shows his connection to the island and how it influenced his work.

Hemingway found in Cuba a refuge to escape the world and write in peace, especially at his Finca Vigía estate near Havana. According to Gabriel García Márquez, when Hemingway chose places to write, his preference for the Hotel Ambos Mundos in Havana "could only have one explanation: without intending to, perhaps without knowing it, he was succumbing to other charms of Cuba, different and more difficult to decipher than the great fish of September and more important for his troubled soul than the four walls of his room".

Fishing seems to have been one of the main reasons that brought Hemingway to Havana, where he enjoyed the best fishing he had ever seen in his life. His love for Cuba is reflected in his work and life, spending decades on the island until his death in 1961.

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Information: Old Havana Private City Tour

On this Havana City Tour you will experience a city that has morphed its face over five centuries of architectural design. La Habana Vieja (old Havana) is a virtual time machine of methods and techniques.

Old Havana has many sights and sounds to captivate the inquisitive traveller. These include Plaza de Armas  (the oldest square in Havana and the site of the city’s foundation), El Templete (the oldest neo-classical building in Havana),  La Catedral San Cristobal de la Habana and the Museo de la Revolucion. However for most visitors who join us on our Havana city tour it is the excitement of  being part of the commotion of daily street-life is the number one highlight. So, put your walking shoes on and  soak up the atmosphere of this lively, excitable city.

.Experienced, English-speaking Havana tour guide
.Soak up the street theatre in Old Havana
.Showing the most important museums for you to have a better idea and decide later (according to your likings) which one to visit.

Visit the historical city squares: plaza de la catedral; plaza de armas; plaza san francisco de asis; plaza vieja
Stop to take photos and admire the architecture at many of the city’s most famous sights

All Old Havana hotels and Casa’s are a short walk from the Hotel Inglaterra. Otherwise I can go for you and we can take a car to the old town (tip: good ida to take an old vintage car we take for our regular transportation)

This Old Havana walking tour starts  and works its way through the heart of Old Havana. During the Havana city tour you will take in some of the city’s most iconic sites including:  the Capitolio, Gran Teatro, Museo de Revolucion, Parque Central, Bacardi building, Art Museum, Calle Obispo, Plaza de Armas, Plaza de la Catedral, Plaza San Francisco de Asis, Plaza Vieja and Hotel Ambos Mundos.

The Old Havana walking Tour finishes at Plaza Vieja. This is where your Havana tour guide can recommend some good places for lunch.

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