Located in the Plaza de la Catedral in the heart of Old Havana, the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception is probably the most beautiful of the eleven Roman Catholic cathedrals in Cuba and one of the oldest in the Americas. Its two mismatched towers frame the magnificent, highly ornate baroque façade.

The structure was completed in 1787 and became a cathedral when the diocese of Havana was created. It housed the remains of Christopher Columbus until 1898 when they were moved to Seville in Spain. The classical cathedral’s interior is fairly austere and has wonderful frescoes above the altar from the late 1700s as well as copies of original paintings by Rubens and Murillo. There is great view from one of the towers.

Catedral de San Cristobal , Empedrado, La Habana, Cuba, Phone: 537-861-7771

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