The rooms
Hemingway's books and furniture.
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Finca Vigía, «Lookout Farm», is a hilltop house in the San Francisco de Paula ward of Havana that was once the home of the American writer Ernest Hemingway and is now a museum. It lies about 13 km south-east of Old Havana, about 9 km from the city centre in a straight line. The Catalan architect Miguel Pascual y Baguer built the house in 1886 on land once occupied by a Spanish Army lookout post, which gave the estate its name. Hemingway lived here from mid-1939 to 1960 and wrote much of For Whom the Bell Tolls here, as well as The Old Man and the Sea. The white house stands among trees and gardens, and the back veranda and the tower beside it look out over central Havana. Inside, Hemingway's books, furniture, hunting trophies and typewriter remain much as he left them. The house was restored and reopened to visitors in 2007. Visitors usually look into the rooms through the open doors and windows rather than walking through, and Hemingway's fishing boat, the Pilar, is displayed in the grounds. The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to Cuba because of fuel, power and water shortages, so read the current advice before you plan.
Hemingway's books and furniture.
In the grounds.
Views over Havana.
San Francisco de Paula, Havana, Cuba
Rooms are usually seen from doors and windows.
By taxi from Old Havana.