The square is definitely worth seeing and there's a rum and cigar store nearby for tastings as well as some nice looking restaurants. But this exhibit of paper mache bears representing many countries is wonderful. The purpose is to promote tolerance--how can you not looking at the Golden Rule Bear or the Statue of Liberty Bear. The Cuban bear features a cigar band.
annh417
This was on part of our tour . There were lots of bear statues along the lines of the lamb bananas in Liverpool. These bears represented the many countries of the world and it was fun seeing everyone finding their countries bear.
TravelsWithKECA
The start of our tour of Havana. A beautiful way to see the United Buddy Bears exhibition, it's meaning of tolerance and peace, and begin our walk through various parts of the city.
margb89
We saw this Plaza in the evening and took a look at all the bears. The plaza was beautiful and most of the bears were great. Sadly the Canadian bear was almost impossible to find. All other bears seemed to represent their home country in a recognizable way but not the Canada bear. (If you go see if you can find it.) The location of this plaza is right near the cruise ship terminal so if you are taking the Cuba Cruise ship you could easily visit this and go back to the ship for dinner. I wish i had more time to spend here.
Madzia9
San Francisco de Asisi Square was my start to the Old Habana tour. When I was there, it was filled with brightly painted bears from all over the world. There are little souvenir shops around the square and some cafes nearby. It is just round the corner from Rum Museum, which is great! On the square you can see ladies selling red kisses for convertibles, be aware, if you dont want to pay :)