In the heart of beautiful Old Havana, on the shady cobblestoned Plaza de Armas, is one of Havana’s landmarks – The Book Market. Occupying about 100 square meters in front of the magnificent baroque Palace of the Captains General, the market opened first in the 1990s.

Most of the roughly 20 book sellers have been there ever since, selling old, rare, and new books, naturally including a lot of publications by Hemingway and Castro, but also old photos and postcards and even coins. Some photos feature the old Cuba that is quickly disappearing and are quite beautiful. Most of buyers at the market are foreigners as locals find the prices unaffordable.

Tacon Street, Old Havana, Havana, Cuba, Phone: 535-803-4082

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