Casa Renier the nicest view to Havana's Capitolio
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First floor of a building that is testing time every day because it´s from the first half of the XX Century and occupies the surroundings of the ancient outside-walls terrains. The living room welcomes visitors and next a little but well equipped kitchen, down the hall you´ll find the bathroom, the dining room and finally the bedroom with a high wooden door that when opened you will enjoy the nicest view to Havana´s Capitolio!!!! A note of color: floors and doors are originals!!!! The space The apartment is located in Old Havana, an area replete with culture and history. Its four main squares are graced with palaces, castles, and mansions, many now turned into restaurants, boutique hotels, galleries and eclectic museums. Must of Old Havana is a lived-in museum. When you walk the neighborhood you´d feel the special timeworn appeal of life lived in the shadows of Cuba´s past. From the balcony you will two of the most outstanding buildings in the country: Capitolio Nacional, was constructed after the post-WWI sugar boom. Similar to the Washington DC Capitol Building, but a bit taller and much richer in detail. Formerly it was the seat of the Cuban Congress but since 1959 it has housed the Cuban Academy of Sciences and the National Library of Sciences and Technology; and next to Capitolio, Havana´s most exorbitant neo-baroque structure, The Gran Teatro Alicia Alonso, which resembles a confection in stone. At each corner, four towers are tipped with angels. The National Ballet still performs here. You can ask at the box office for guided tours. Guest access The whole apartment is at your disposal!!!!
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