As others have said this is a picturesque square with lovely restored Buildings, well worth spending an hour in over a beer or two
One of the (unfortunately few) well maintained areas with beautiful old buildings. During our visit, the United Buddy Bears exhibition was there. Which made things even more unique and impressive.
Austrian Brewery/Camera Obscura, statues and large square - wonderful atmosphere. Another lovely people watching area.
Perhaps the largest of Havanas town squares. Actively used by locals abd includes high end shops, a great coffee shop in one corner, a boutique brewery on another corner and great Cuban music venues at night.
This lovely square is surrounded on all four sides by renovated old buildings, each one more beautiful than the prior. There are several sidewalk cafes where you can and should sit with a coffee Cubano or a cerveza and drink in the view.
We ended up going to azucar lounge in old plaza. It was on the second floor with huge balcony windows overlooking the square. It's very nice to take pictures here.
We spent an afternoon on the square, sitting at an outdoor cafe on the corner of the square, listening to an excellent band and watching life in the square. School children playing games, locals getting off work, and tourists. A great place to soak up the atmosphere of old Havana.
This beautiful cobblestone square is surrounded by buildings steeped in history. Most are open for tourists.
This was my favourite square in Old Havana. Most of the buildings have been renovated giving the overall impression of what Havana once was and what its potential is in the future. The colours are fabulous for photography and by late afternoon wonderful Cuban music from the corner restaurant fills the square. I bought a postcard in one of the shops along the square and it had a photo of a building on the west side before renovations, now one of the most beautiful in Old Havana. And of course there is the kitschy Roberto Fabelo sculpture of a naked bald woman wearing stiletto heels and riding a rooster that shouldn’t be missed!
We toured Old Square as part of our Cuba tour. This tourist destination has been extensively restored from what it was several years ago as part of the Old Havana restoration project. Previously run down buildings have been rejuvenated or in some cases completely rebuilt. There are shops in the area and also restaurants, a micro brew with over priced beer and other tourist destinations. The place is nice to visit but in some respects it reminds me a bit of over restored places all over the world.The problem is that it does not represent what the rest of Havana looks like. Walk a few blocks from Old Square and you see clean but dilapidated buildings or building that are actually falling down. Unfortunately, much of Havana is this way.Is Old Square worth visiting - yes. Does it represent what most of Havana looks like - no. Visit Old Square but also get out into the neighborhoods.