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Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, colloquially known as La Cabaña, is an 18th-century fortress complex, the third-largest in the Americas, located on the elevated eastern side of the harbor entrance in Havana, Cuba. The fort rises above the 60-meter hilltop, along with Morro Castle.

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Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, colloquially known as La Cabaña, is an 18th-century fortress complex, the third-largest in the Americas, located on the elevated eastern side of the harbor entrance in Havana, Cuba. The fort rises above the 60-meter hilltop, along with Morro Castle.

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Very nice night with my family. At la Cabaña. After the Cannon shot exactly at 9 pm the rain start falling and was very cold, the artisan has a beatiful collection of cubans objects, including old cars, indian faces, cigars, ballerins, magic box and a lots more, please reach on time. I mean at least 15 minutes before, not like us that we reach almost there 4 minutes before they shot the cannon. The ceromony was very nice and remebered the colony times. I invited my lovely "Min sjeleven Minerva" along with my parents. This place is highly recommended, you will enjoy this place.

Ernesto Rodriguez RobeltErnesto Rodriguez Robelt
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Majestuosa y heroica fortaleza militar española que junto a la fortaleza de San Felipe de Barajas, en Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), hacen honor a la arquitectura militar española y a su significado como patrimonios mundiales de la humanidad. Costo de la entrada: 6 CUC (€6) de día, 8 CUC (€8) de noche y los niños ingresan gratuitamente. Me da gusto el grado de conservación y atención que la ciudad le ha dado a éste monumento donde podrás tener las mejores fotos de la ciudad de la habana, sin duda alguna, tanto de día como de noche. Sus calles coloniales, sus murallas, el museo histórico militar, sus edificios de la colonia bellamente preservados y en sus noches, el poder presenciar la ceremonia del cañonazo, con actores ataviados con uniformes militares del siglo XVIII, hacen de ésta maravillosa fortaleza lo más recomendado para visitar en La Habana. Para llegar a él tienes tres alternativas: [1] en taxi (10CUC - 10€) con capacidad para 5 personas pasando por debajo del túnel del canal en un trayecto de tan solo 5 min hasta la puerta; [2] en bote o lancha desde el Terminal de Cruceros de la Habana hasta la Terminal Casablanca (1CUC - 1€/persona) a 20 min en lancha, donde deberás caminar adicional un 1,2 Km de subida aprox., pasando por monumentos como el Cristo de La Habana y la Cabaña de Che Guevara hasta llegar a la entrada de la fortaleza militar (sólo hazlo de día pues de noche es muy oscuro y solitario); y [3] en guagua (autobús público) que hace parada contiguo al Antiguo peaje del Túnel, recorriendo a pie unos 1,5 Kms., con buen estado físico pero con unas vistas bellísimas de la ciudad (2CUC - 2€/persona).

Andrei FonthalAndrei Fonthal
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For 100 CUP you can visit this very historical site. If you're in Old Havana for a few days this is a must do. Every single night there's a show commemorating the cannons blast at 9:00 p.m. make sure you show up around sunset so you can see the city in it's most beautiful state and capture show as well. They have gift shops bring water. **Make sure you have a way to get there and way back. Because you can't walk back into thru the tunnels. It shouldn't cost more than 10€ from Old Havana, I'm sure you can negotiate at round trip for 15 - 20€

Josue PolancoJosue Polanco
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Great little tour. We went into the fortress and were greeted by a small marketplace for artisans which had plenty of authentic Cuban souvenirs. The fortress itself was beyond impressive, especially the part that was designed to be a small square within the compound. The place had many shops which you were free to browse as long as you were respectful of signs and closed doors.

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Not nearly as cool as the Castillo de Los Tres Reyes. The castle is large but that is its main selling point, having exhibits that lack the relevancy of those in Tres Reyes and not much in the way of complexity. Also smelled unclean and the majority of the buildings were closed. However, Che Guevara's command post is interesting and the view is pretty spectacular as well.

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For 100 CUP you can visit this very historical site. If you're in Old Havana for a few days this is a must do. Every single night there's a show commemorating the cannons blast at 9:00 p.m. make sure you show up around sunset so you can see the city in it's most beautiful state and capture show as well. They have gift shops bring water. **Make sure you have a way to get there and way back. Because you can't walk back into thru the tunnels. It shouldn't cost more than 10€ from Old Havana, I'm sure you can negotiate at round trip for 15 - 20€

Josue PolancoJosue Polanco
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