Parroquial del Santo Cristo del Buen Viaje

Habana Vieja


This church dates from 1732, although there has been a Franciscan hermitage on the site since 1640. This was where sailors once came to pray before venturing north, south, east or west on ocean voyages. The church was fully refurbished in 2016 but is prettier on the outside.


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