Convento de Santa Brigida, Habana Vieja

Check in: 15:00 (3:00pm) - 16:00 (4:00pm) (no arrivals allowed outside this window)

Check out: 08:00 (8:00am) - 10:00 (10:00am)

History

• THE BUILDING

The building was established in the early eighteenth century, as the palatial home of Spanish Count, Don Lorenzo Ruiz de Alarcon y Montalvo Montalvo (1704 - 1778).

In recent times the structure has undergone an extensive restoration.

The inauguration of the new building was attended by President Fidel Castro. The body of Count Don Lorenzo lies in the Havana Cathedral.

• THE ORDER 

The Order of the Blessed Savior was founded by Saint Brigida de Svezia in 1370 and re-founded by Saint Mary Isabel Hessalblad on the 8th September 1911.

The Order's ecumenical, spiritual and missionary works go hand in hand with the daily Adoration of The Blessed Sacrament and also with the ministry of hospitality.

In Cuba, much of the sister's work revolves around the elderly, young people, the sick and the poor and the ministry of hospitality. 

Grounds & Gardens

The convent guest house is close to the beach and to museums, theatres, the planetarium, the Cámara Obscura (invented by Leonardo da Vinci), a rum factory, The Capitol, the House of Chocolate, the El Camino de Malecon (Ocean Road), the Cannon (the Cannon ceremony takes place every evening at Castillo de San Carlos de la Cabana), the Cathedral of San Cristobal, and the (in)famous Bar Bodeguita in Revolution Square.

The former home of writer Ernest Hemingway can be reached by taxi (20 mins).