San Francisco de Asis Square is an ancient cobblestoned plaza overlooking Havana Harbor. In the 16th century it was a site of a market visited by Spanish sailors arriving on galleons on their way to the Indies. In 1608 the church that was built on the square pushed the market to the neighboring square.

The cobblestones so admired today were added in 1990s during the latest renovation, when Giuseppe Gaggini’s beautiful 1836 Fountain of Lions was added as well. The cruise terminal is on the eastern side of the square, as is the domed 1909 former commodities market Lonja del Comercio, now housing offices for foreign companies working in Cuba. The building’s central atrium and magnificent futuristic interior are open to visitors.

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