Palacio de las Ursulinas

Palacio de las Ursulinas is a monument in Centro Habana, La Habana Province. Palacio de las Ursulinas is situated near the park Parque las Piedras, as well as near the place of worship Iglesia del Cristo de Limpias.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Museum of the Revolution and Central Railway Station.

Museum of the Revolution

Museum

Photo: Paul Mannix, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Museum of the Revolution is located in the Old Havana section of Havana, Cuba, in what was the presidential palace of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista. Museum of the Revolution is situated 1 km north of Palacio de las Ursulinas.

Central Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Havana Central is the main railway terminal in Havana and the largest railway station in Cuba. It serves as the hub of the rail system in the country. It handles the arrival and departure of national and divisional commuter trains, and is home to the national railway company, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Cuba, the only intercity passenger rail transport operating in the Caribbean. Central Railway Station is situated 420 metres south of Palacio de las Ursulinas.

Church Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje, Havana

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Iglesia del Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje is located in Old Havana, Havana on Calle Cristo between Calles Lamparilla y Teniente Rey. Built at a time in which transatlantic crossings were risky, it acquired popularity during colonial times as a temple dedicated to travelers and navigators. Church Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje, Havana is situated 300 metres north of Palacio de las Ursulinas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Havana and Chinatown.

Havana

Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Havana is the capital city of Cuba, and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to Havana for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.

The Havana Chinatown is in the municipality of Centro Habana and is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. It is considered the second most important in the world, after that of San Francisco in the United States.

Casablanca

Suburb

Casablanca is a ward of the city of Havana, the capital of Cuba, belonging to the municipal borough of Regla. It is situated to the east of the entrance to Havana Harbor.

Palacio de las Ursulinas

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Centro Habana, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

23.13347° or 23° 8′ 1″ north

Longitude

-82.35603° or 82° 21′ 22″ west

Open location code

76MV4JMV+9H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7792287787

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Parque las Piedras and Iglesia del Cristo de Limpias.

Nearby Places

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