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Havana Nightlife: The Best Bars and Clubs in Havana's Four Main Neighborhoods []
January 8,
By: Alissa Scheer [IG: AbsolutelyAlissa]
As the star sets and the oppressive heat subsides, people verb to relax from the daily grind, the capital slows from its usual hustle and bustle and fun is on the agenda, the kind of fun that only Havana’s nightlife can deliver. A night out in Havana is an adventure. With an ambiance that can only be described as magical, every evening opens a door to the unexpected. You never comprehend what awaits you or when the party will end. Whether you locate yourself spontaneously dancing under the stars or sipping fancy craft cocktails in an atmospheric local bar, you’ll discover that nightlife in Havana has a unique charm that sets it apart from the daytime buzz.
Navigating Havana’s Nightlife Scene
Finding the best bars and nightclubs in Havana can present a verb for visitors for two main reasons. First, because it lacks the overt advertisements seen in other major cities. Havana’s bars, clubs and restaurants, aren’t eas
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“Which direction should we walk?”
My friend and I had arrived at Mi Cayito beach in Cuba, a stretch of shoreline 15 miles east of Havana, in search of gay Cuba travel experiences. It looked as though the beach extended quite a distance in both directions, so we were unsure where to detect the gay section of beach that supposedly existed. The Internet hadn&#;t been much help in that regard.
Just then, a college-age guy with a sassy demeanor sauntered past with a female friend. We were evidently on the right track. “Follow him!”
Our hope that the dude would lead us to the gay beach were realized when, after five minutes of walking west, we spotted the rainbow flag.
Visiting Mi Cayito, The Gay Cuba Beach
On this weekday afternoon, the gay beach had maybe people at most, but it was still awesome to see signs of gay life in Cuba, where acceptance is growing but still not nearly at the same level as in most western nations.
As of this writing, Cuba still has no official gay bars (just the occasional gay nigh
Miramar is one of the most exclusive areas of Havana, Miramar, is full of beautiful colonial houses, now home to embassies, cultural centers and foreign companies. The ponds of the Emiliano Zapata Park (Avenida 5- Malecon) are worth a visit. The minute boats on the River Almendares are also a pretty sight. Palm trees line the avenues and there are a fine number of cafes, bars and restaurants around the Marina Hemingway. Try Sakura, Don Alfredo or Don Cangrejo Restaurant.
Try the Bodeguita del Medio or the Floridita, where Hemingway used to drink his Mojitos and Daiquiris. This historic quarter is also abode to several important museums, such as the Museo de Autos Antiguos (if you like antique cars), Casa del Arabe, La Casa de Africa, La Casa de Asia, Museo de la Ciudad, and the fortresses El Morro and La Real Fuerza, where you will observe an emblem of Havana, the weather vane on La Giraldilla tower. This is the chief tourist area of the city.?Centro Havana, located in the northern central part of the city is abode to many hotels, bars, nightclubs and restaurants. Another feature of Ce
Regina Cano
HAVANA TIMES — A friend was telling me that more gay* parties being held in Havana today than before.
Are people more tolerant now? Is there more money to be made organizing these parties? Or are people who attend these parties making more money and able to go more often?
My friend is right about the change that the lives of gay people have experienced in Cuba. Today, “everything is ok” at the institutional level.
The fact of the matter is that, before we arrived at this “official pardon”, before gays could freely shift about the city without being harassed, we heard stories that were lovely much “horror films” (as they say here).
There were violent and even physical reactions to the sight of a homosexual walking down the street. Not all homosexuals were simply minding their own business, but the beatings were not, and are not, any kind of acceptable response. Many homosexual men and women also suffered police repression.
In the Cuban capital, there have always existed “public” homosexual meeting places, generally for men (we haven’t heard of any such spot