The central point will be the National Hotel, located beside the Malecon in the modern neighbourhood of Vedado. All of our classes during the week will take place in or around the National Hotel and all of the buses for our afternoon and night time activities will leave from in front of the hotel.

Vedado is a fantastic neighbourhood with nightlight, theatres, hotels and restaurants. All private houses (Casa’s particulares) offered by the festival will be located within a radius of less than 5 blocks around National Hotel to ensure that participants can easily work each day to the festival location.

It is located in the central of Vedado, on Paseo Avenue in Havana, in the building that at the beginning of the 20th century Juan Pedro Baró ordered to build in honor of his beautiful wife Catalina Lasa, in front of the Cardiovascular Hospital.

Address: Paseo e/ 17 and 19

It is a night center and restaurant located at the beginning or end of the Malecón Habanero, in the residential area of Vedado, right at the junction of the Almendares river and the sea and at the exit of the 5th Avenue tunnel.

Address: Avenida Malecón e / 20 and 22, Vedado.

Atmosphere that brings us closer to the scenes of the most universal Cuban costumbrist novel: Cecilia Valdés. It has large rooms with country style, reserved, light food service. It has the capacity to hold events and other celebrations. Presentation stage of the most popular musical groups in our country.

Address: Ave. 5th corner 112, Beach

Cultural Center Plaza 31 and 2, located in the popular Havana neighborhood of La Timba, and stage where more than 200 Cuban groups have played, always in contact with different artistic manifestations to promote the most valuable of our culture and the most contemporary expressions.

Address: 31 and 2, Plaza.