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Castillo de la Real Fuerza vs Palacio de Bellas Artes

Both Castillo de la Real Fuerza and Palacio de Bellas Artes are rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Castillo de la Real Fuerza scores significantly higher than Palacio de Bellas Artes. Castillo de la Real Fuerza comes in at 78 with approval from 3 reviews like Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.

Castillo de la Real Fuerza
Castillo de la Real Fuerza
8 / 10
Plaza de Armas, e/Calle O'Reilly y Av. del Puerto (Calle Desamparado/San Pedro), Havana, Cuba
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The castle is ringed by an impressive moat and today shelters the Museo de Navegación." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Topped by the famous Giraldilla (Weathervane)... Havana's favorite symbol—it's even on the Havana Club rum label." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Northeast of Plaza de Armas stands the Castillo de la Real Fuerza, Havana's oldest fortress built in 1558. " Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"This well-preserved, 16th-century fort sits within a broad cloverleaf moat." Full review
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Palacio de Bellas Artes
8 / 10
Calle Trocadero, Havana, Cuba
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Havana's fine-arts museum occupies two separate buildings, each of which deserves careful exploration. The original location on Calle Trocadero, finished in 1954, occupies the site of..." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"A building designed by Spanish architect Manuel del Busto, as dazzling as the collection it contains." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"The Colección de Arte Cubano displays purely Cuban art." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The monumental building fronted by 10 modernist columns at the entrance to the Ciudad Libertad is the oldest arts academy in Latin America, founded in Habana Vieja in 1818 and located at this site since 1962." Full review