Paseo del Prado (Paseo de Martí)
Paseo del Prado
A tree-lined avenue running from Central Park to the seawall, with a marble promenade, bronze lion statues, and colonial and eclectic buildings on both sides. Painters set up stalls on weekends.
Paseo del Prado, officially Avenida de Martí, is about 1 km long and divides Old Havana from Central Havana. The raised central promenade is lined with marble benches, cast-iron streetlamps, and eight bronze lions. Under the trees, children play football and old men play chess. On weekend mornings, local painters set up stalls along the street to sell oil paintings, and prices are negotiable. The north end leads to the Malecón seawall and the Castillo de la Punta, while the south end reaches Central Park, the Capitol, and the Gran Teatro. It works well as an evening walk combined with the seawall.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana
- Classic Car Tour from Parque Central
- Museum of the Revolution
- Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso
- El Floridita
- Old Havana
- El Capitolio
- La Bodeguita del Medio