Havana - Iglesia del Angel Custodio

For those visitors interested in churches and looking for something a little different, put on your sunglasses and look upwards to the blindingly white Iglesia del Angel Custodio. First built in 1689, this church was converted to its present form in 1788. The Iglesia del Angel Custodio is a neo-Gothic style and has been extensively restored.

Havana's Iglesia del Angel Custodio has conducted several famous Cubans baptisms, including the revolutionary hero Jose Marti and the writer Felix Varela. In front of the Iglesia del Angel Custodio is a little square where a scene from the famous romantic novel Cecilia Valdes took place. The author of the novel, Cirilo Villaverde, is remembered by a carving on the front of the church.