Baturro, Havana. Cuba

• Egido No. 661 e/ Merced y Jesus Maria, Havana City. Cuba
• Daily
• (537) 8309836
• Destination: Havana

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Fomualdo Lalueza, a Spanish wholesaler and importer of wines and spirits, lived in this house in 1919. Lalueza had a warehouse, coffee shop and diner called "El Baturro". In 1944, Lalueza announced his business as an old and renowned company that imported top-quality Spanish wines, spirits and products in general. At present the restaurant upholds the Spanish tradition in its dishes and general decoration, though it has also included some Cuban dishes. El Baturro stands out for its long wine list and Cuban and international cocktails. The restaurant has a bar, a mezzanine and two lounges: one is the main lounge, and the other a more intimate private lounge.

El Baturro is a short distance from the Central Railroad Station, from where the largest and best preserved section of the old wall that surrounded Havana is still in sight. A place full of history within the limits of the oldest part of the city.

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Baturro is located in Havana

Capital of Cuba and the country's administrative, political, cultural and scientific center, it is also the capital of two provinces: City of Havana and Havana. Though only around 280 square miles (727 square kilometers) in size-0.65 percent of the archipelago's total area.

The Old Havana and system of forts led UNESCO to declare it a part of world heritage in 1982. Founded on its present site in 1519, the settlement of San Cristobal de La Habana prospered mainly due to its bay, which was a natural port of call for ships sailing to and from the New World. Starting in 1634, because of its strategic location, San Cristobal de La Habana was considered the key to the New World-as attested to by royal letters patent-and the main defense of the West Indies.

The Cuban capital consists of an immense number of buildings in a wide range of architectural styles, built in the course of nearly five centuries. These styles range from the pre-baroque to the baroque, neo-Gothic, neoclassical, eclectic, art noveau and art-deco, to the modern.

Alejo Carpentier, one of Cuba's most famous authors, called it "the city of columns" and focused attention on its streets, which he considered a perennially rich show of life, humanity and contrasts that was bound to entertain any observer.

Over 14 kilometers of excellent beaches lie to the east of the Cuban capital. To the south, a green belt contributes to a healthful atmosphere.