The smallest of Old Havana´s historic main squares, dating back to the construction of the eponymous cathedral in the 18th century. Built with coral stone, this singular Baroque church which was once described by a Cervantes-Prize-winning writer as "music that was turned in stone." It became a fashionable place to live, and elegant townhouses went up around the square. One of them houses the restaurant El Patio, and another is the city´s oldest surviving building, the Palacio de los Condes de Casa Bayona, built by the island´s governor in 1720 and today home to the Museum of Colonial Art. The square can get overrun on days when cruise ships dock, so a good strategy in that case is to go in late afternoon, early evening, or at night (when, lit up, it´s also extremely atmospheric).
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