Havana - Callejon de Hammel

For the snap happy tourist touring the sights of Havana, the scenes on the Callejon de Hammel, will burn through your stocks of film or memory chip space at an alarming rate. Visitors are treated to a kaleidoscope of music, art, strange sights, and friendly people. The street, really an alleyway, is the spot in Havana to find everything related to the cults and religions of Africa, buildings painted in wild and varied designs, and a 200m / 656ft mural created by Salvador Gonzalez.

Music resonates from comparsas (carnival street bands) that set up and play in the Callejon de Hammel and spontaneous rumba dance parties sometime erupt. There are a multitude of eclectic art galleries and shops selling some very strange items. Callejon de Hammel is a sight not to be missed when visiting Havana.