Habana: Ernest Hemingway's La Finca Vigia Estate

a south american friend & his esposa went to havana, cuba and gave me his photos to share.

 

this thread is of morning visit 7 miles from la habana vieja (old havana) up to the hilltop san francisco de paula village and author ernest hemingway’s la finca vigia (lookout farm) estate, now a museum - enjoy!

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finca_Vig%C3%ADa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this shot is the only panorama of havana possible here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sights along the way to la finca vigia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the main havana train station is in the distance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

finally, the house on the hill you see left of the havana christ statue was che guevara’s

 

 

 

 

*** i hope you enjoyed a rare glimpse into hemingway’s home in havana ***

 

 

ps -- the hemingway estate continues to give -- rare papers were uncovered in storage in the basement in 2002:

http://fincafoundation.org/news_7.html

 

 

all the old havana august 2013 visit threads:

 

habana - along the malecon

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28604.0.html

 

 

habana - strolling the paseo del prado

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28610.0.html

 

 

habana - plazas

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28607.0.html

 

 

habana - sights around old havana

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28608.0.html

 

 

habana - more sights around old havana

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28609.0.html

 

 

habana - airport cab rides

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28611.0.html

 

 

habana - ernest hemingway's old havana

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28613.0.html

 

 

habana - ernest hemingway's la finca vigia

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28612.0.html