Experts' Choice Award Christopher Columbus Cemetery (Cemetario de Colon)
What the experts agree on
Havana's massive Columbus Cemetery is a striking open-air sculpture garden of elaborate marble mausoleums, ornate gravestones, and soaring monuments—essentially a miniature city of the dead worth exploring for its architectural and religious
“A miniature city of mausoleums, crypts, family chapels and vaults, soaring sculptures, and ornate gravestones, Columbus Cemetery covers 55 hectares (136 acres).”
– Frommer's
Fodor's "The Christopher Columbus Cemetery sprawls behind a huge ceremonial arch and is a repository for a great deal more than just the deceased." Full review
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Be sure to ask about the story of La Milagrosa (The Miraculous).
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Havana's main cemetery (a national monument), one of the largest in the Americas, is renowned for its striking religious iconography and elaborate marble statues." Full review
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Today followers of Santería venerate Hermano José and regularly come to Leocadia's grave to ask for charitable favors.
Afar Magazine "Everything in Cuba is worth looking at, and the Colon cemetery in the heart of Havana is no exception." Full review
