Vicente Hernández, Cuba: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Vicente Hernández is a gallery in Cuba (Havana).

Estudio del pintor Vicente Hernández

It is in Havana, where this site lists 140 more places to see, 2.6 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are 23.13626, -82.39089; the nearest main airport is José Martí International Airport (HAV, Havana), 16 km as the crow flies. How to get around Cuba (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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Vicente Hernández

It is one of the Museums and art places in Cuba. In Kokai it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

When to go

The best time to visit Vicente Hernández is December to April.

In June there are 13 h 25 of daylight, and in December, 10 h 35. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

When to go to Cuba in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Cuba

To enter Cuba there are 9 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Passport valid for six months”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Cuba checklist. Currency: Cuban peso (CUP); in practice you get by with euros or dollars in cash; plugs: Type A, B, C and F · 110 V and 220 V · 60 Hz (you need an adapter and should check the voltage); emergencies: 106 police · 104 ambulance · 105 fire brigade.

In Kokai you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

What is nearby

• Museum of Decorative Arts, HavanaArt museum in Havana, Cuba227 m
• Nicolás GuillénCuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer (1902–1989)344 m
• Galería Villa ManuelaGallery380 m
• Mihai EminescuRomanian poet, novelist and journalist (1850-1889)418 m
• El ApartamentoGallery558 m

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Cuba guide.

More in Cuba: Museums and art

• Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca: fortress in Santiago de Cuba
• Che Guevara Mausoleum: memorial in Santa Clara, Cuba
• Museum of the Revolution: museum dedicated to history of the revolution on Cuba, located in Havana
• Castillo de la Real Fuerza: 16th century fortification in Havana, Cuba
• Presidio Modelo: former prison on Isle of Pines (Isla de la Juventud), Cuba
• Christ of Havana

Every Cuba place under Museums and art, each with its season, is on its page.

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