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Weekend in Havana with Geoffrey Baer

Join Geoffrey Baer as he travels to Havana, where dancers, musicians, architects and writers invite him into their lives to experience the color, culture and history of a beautiful and seductive city only recently re-opened to Americans.

Join Geoffrey Baer as he travels to Havana, where dancers, musicians, architects and writers invite him into their lives to experience the color, culture and history of a beautiful and seductive city only recently re-opened to Americans.

Experience Havana in 360

Driving Tour of Havana

Take a cruise around Havana in a ‘58 Thunderbird convertible, and put on your headphones to continue your virtual tour here.

Take a cruise around Havana in a ‘58 Thunderbird convertible, and put on your headphones to continue your virtual tour here.

Peek Inside a Flamenco Dance Class

Take a 360-degree dive inside a flamenco class at the Escuela Nacional de Ballet in Havana with world-renowned dancer Irene Rodriguez.

Take a 360-degree dive inside a flamenco class at the Escuela Nacional de Ballet in Havana with world-renowned dancer Irene Rodriguez.

Visit a Cuban Tobacco Farm

Visit the farm of Hector Luis Prieto is a third-generation veguero, or tobacco farmer, in Vuelta Abajo in the Cuban province of Pinar del Rió, where some of the finest Cuban tobacco is grown. And, learn more about what makes Cuban cigars unique.

Visit the farm of Hector Luis Prieto is a third-generation veguero, or tobacco farmer, in Vuelta Abajo in the Cuban province of Pinar del Rió, where some of the finest Cuban tobacco is grown. And, learn more about what makes Cuban cigars unique.

Trio Alpha Perform at Plaza de Armas

Walking the streets of Havana means hearing live music on every corner. Among the city’s many bands are Trio Alpha, filmed here at Plaza de Armas.

Walking the streets of Havana means hearing live music on every corner. Among the city’s many bands are Trio Alpha, filmed here at Plaza de Armas.

View from Across Havana Harbor

Experience sunset over Havana from across harbor at the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, one of the largest forts built by Spain in the New World.

Experience sunset over Havana from across harbor at the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, one of the largest forts built by Spain in the New World.

Explore Plaza Vieja

Plaza Vieja is a quintessential example of the transformation Habana Vieja has gone through in recent decades, in large part to attract more foreign tourists and foreign investment to Cuba.

Plaza Vieja is a quintessential example of the transformation Habana Vieja has gone through in recent decades, in large part to attract more foreign tourists and foreign investment to Cuba.

From the Show

Roberto Fonseca’s Rooftop Concert

Watch extended, web exclusive footage of Roberto Fonseca performing Asere Monina Bonco at the rooftop piano bar at La Guarida.

Watch extended, web exclusive footage of Roberto Fonseca performing Asere Monina Bonco at the rooftop piano bar at La Guarida.

Cuba’s Crumbling Infrastructure

Geoffrey Baer takes a brief tour of Havana architecture with Cuban restoration architect Daniel de la Regata, and learns about the challenges he and his colleagues face.

Geoffrey Baer takes a brief tour of Havana architecture with Cuban restoration architect Daniel de la Regata, and learns about the challenges he and his colleagues face.

Restoring Cuba’s Architectural Legacy

Restoration architect Daniel de la Regata and Geoffrey Baer tour some of Havana’s meticulously preserved structures and visit a craft school where students are learning the restoration trade.

Restoration architect Daniel de la Regata and Geoffrey Baer tour some of Havana’s meticulously preserved structures and visit a craft school where students are learning the restoration trade.

Cuba’s Classic Cars

Geoffrey Baer visits a repair and restoration shop on a side street in Havana, and comes across a model that stirs up old memories. Read more about Cuba’s classic cars here.

Geoffrey Baer visits a repair and restoration shop on a side street in Havana, and comes across a model that stirs up old memories. Read more about Cuba’s classic cars here.

Hemingway’s Havana

American author Ernest Hemingway lived in Cuba longer than any other place in his life. Today, he is remembered there proudly as a native son. Geoffrey Baer visits some of Hemingway’s haunts, including the house where he lived for more than twenty years and wrote The Old Man and the Sea.

American author Ernest Hemingway lived in Cuba longer than any other place in his life. Today, he is remembered there proudly as a native son. Geoffrey Baer visits some of Hemingway’s haunts, including the house where he lived for more than twenty years and wrote The Old Man and the Sea.

Dance in Cuban Culture

Flamenco dancer Irene Rodriguez explains why dance is at the heart of Cuban culture, and treats Geoffrey Baer to a live performance at Cuba’s Escuela Nacional de Ballet.

Flamenco dancer Irene Rodriguez explains why dance is at the heart of Cuban culture, and treats Geoffrey Baer to a live performance at Cuba’s Escuela Nacional de Ballet.

Afro-Cuban History and Religion

At an old sugar plantation outside of Havana, jazz musician Roberto Fonseca introduces Geoffrey Baer to his musical and spiritual roots.

At an old sugar plantation outside of Havana, jazz musician Roberto Fonseca introduces Geoffrey Baer to his musical and spiritual roots.

U.S.-Cuban Relations through the Years

Geoffrey Baer visits the residence of American Chargé d’Affaires Jeffrey DeLaurentis to discuss the long history of Cuba and U.S. relations. Find a more extensive history of the relationship between the two countries here.

Geoffrey Baer visits the residence of American Chargé d’Affaires Jeffrey DeLaurentis to discuss the long history of Cuba and U.S. relations. Find a more extensive history of the relationship between the two countries here.