{"id":2543,"date":"2023-12-15T04:58:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T04:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/?p=2543"},"modified":"2023-12-15T04:58:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T04:58:15","slug":"hemingways-home-in-cuba-finca-vigia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/hemingways-home-in-cuba-finca-vigia\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemingway\u2019s Home in Cuba (Finca Vigia)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>The epochal Finca Vigia, Ernest Hemingway\u2019s home in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/destinations\/havana-holidays\"><strong>Havana<\/strong><\/a>, Cuba, was the place where the American author wrote some of his greatest works, such as \u2018The Old Man and the Sea\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Finca Vigia is located in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/destinations\/havana-holidays\"><strong>Havana<\/strong><\/a>, Cuba\u2019s capital, which attracts visitors from around the globe with its vintage cars, Old Havana architecture, beautiful beaches, and salsa beats. The city houses a genuine treat for literature lovers since this is where the Nobel Prize winner, Ernest Hemingway, used to live and create. He was here until the end of his life.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span lang=\"EN\">Ernest Hemingway&#8217;s Home in Cuba<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"Ernest Hemingway's Home in Cuba\" width=\"624\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hemingway\u2019s home in Cuba is situated in San Francisco de Paula, a working-class neighbourhood 24 kilometres from central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/destinations\/havana-holidays\"><strong>Havana<\/strong><\/a>. It was constructed in 1886 and built by a Catalan architect on a hilltop. When the author bought it in 1940, he named it Finca Vigia, which means \u2018Lookout House\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Given that the house was in a bad condition, Hemingway renovated it, adding a tennis court and a swimming pool, and hanging a collection of valuable paintings and hunting trophies from Africa on the walls.<\/p>\n<p>This is the place where Hemingway wrote some of his most celebrated novels like \u2018For Whom the Bell Tolls\u2019 and \u2018The Old Man and the Sea\u2019. He lived here for 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Being a passionate fisherman, Hemingway enjoyed sailing through Cuban waters. During World War II, he was also looking out for potential German submarines for the US government. This was another adventure for the famous writer, among the many he enjoyed throughout his life.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span lang=\"EN\">Hemingway&#8217;s first holiday in Havana<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2545 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hemingway's first holiday in Havana\" width=\"439\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-1.jpg 439w, https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-1-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture2-1-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ambos Mundos hotel in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/destinations\/havana-holidays\">Havana<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hemingway visited Cuba for the first time in 1932, when he joined a friend for the annual marlin run, a fishing game in the Gulf Stream. Instead of spending a couple of weeks on the island, the two men stayed in Cuba for two months.<\/p>\n<p>This is when Hemingway fell in love with Cuban waters, charming waterfront bars, and local stories. He was thrilled by \u201ca wonderful story on the Cuban coast\u201d as he called it, about an old man who caught a large marlin. It later sparked his best-known novel. Hemingway also bragged about catching 19 marlins and 3 sailfish. And so, he came back for a second round of marlin fishing in 1933.<\/p>\n<p>This was the beginning of Hemingway\u2019s frequent returns to Cuba, where he also started to write. He rented a room at the famous Ambos Mundos Hotel in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/destinations\/havana-holidays\"><strong>Havana<\/strong><\/a>. In 1934, he bought his own boat, which he named Pilar, instead of renting one every year.<\/p>\n<p>When Hemingway married his third wife, Martha Gellhorn, the couple moved to Cuba, but the Ambos Mundos room became too small for the two. Martha found a lovely property on the outskirts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/destinations\/havana-holidays\"><strong>Havana<\/strong><\/a> with a nice house on the hill. They rented it at first and finally bought it in 1940. This is how Hemingway\u2019s Finca Vigia came to life.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How to visit Finca Vigia<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Even though Hemingway died in 1961, at a time when relations between Cuba and the US seriously deteriorated, the author was respected by the Fidel Castro government and loved by the Cuban people. They initially liked him for buying a house in a working-class neighbourhood and living among the common people he used to go fishing with. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/destinations\/havana-holidays\"><strong>Havana<\/strong><\/a> officials allowed Hemingway\u2019s fourth wife to retrieve his possessions from the house, including the unpublished manuscripts and paintings.<\/p>\n<p>Hemingway considered Cuba to be his genuine home and often said that he was Cuban. When he got the Nobel Prize in 1954, he was in Cuba and dedicated the medal to the Cuban people placing it in the Virgin of El Cobre shrine in Santiago de Cuba Basilica.<\/p>\n<p>Cubans honoured him in many ways and turned Finca Vigia into the Hemingway House Museum. Finca Vigia holidays should include a visit to the rooms and spaces the author used for the last 20 years of his life. The museum is now open for visits Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm, and 9 am to 1 pm on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>The Pilar was also preserved and brought to Finca Vigia. It now adorns its vast courtyard.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span lang=\"EN\">What to see at Finca Vigia, Hemingway&#8217;s home in Cuba<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2546 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hemingway's home in Cuba\" width=\"624\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture3-1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture3-1-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ernest Hemingway\u2019s writing desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ernest Hemingway\u2019s Cuba period is the longest period of time he spent in one country. He did travel during summer to the US, went to Key West, visited Europe, etc., but this is where he brought all his prised belongings and where his children visited often.<\/p>\n<p>Cuban government kept the house as it was, so it still looks like the author still lives in it. This is why visitors can see and learn how Hemingway really used to spend his time here.<\/p>\n<p>Bright spacious rooms with simple yet elegant furniture with many books and personal items can still be seen here. There is also a tower where the official Hemingway workshop was created with a balcony and a telescope. You can find his favourite chair and animal skins covering the floor.<\/p>\n<p>The vast courtyard is abundant in tropical greenery and nice pathways. One of them will take you to the swimming pool. They say that Hollywood celebrities, such as Ava Gardner, used to swim here on holiday.<\/p>\n<p>Hemingway was also famous for keeping cats. He had 11 of them in Finca Vigia at one point. So, you won\u2019t be surprised to find an area in the garden dedicated to Hemingway\u2019s cats. This is where they were buried.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span lang=\"EN\">See Finca Vigia on your holiday in Havana<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2547 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture4-1.jpg\" alt=\"La Bodeguita del Medio, Hemingway\u2019s favourite bar in Havana\" width=\"624\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture4-1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture4-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture4-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Picture4-1-350x250.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>La Bodeguita del Medio, Hemingway\u2019s favourite bar in Havana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ernest Hemingway&#8217;s home museum is not the only place related to the writer you can see in Havana. Many tourists still visit the 5<sup>th<\/sup> floor of the Ambos Mundos Hotel, which was occupied by Hemingway during the 1930s. He loved visiting local bars like La Bodeguita del Medio in Old Havana, where they still keep his autograph on the wall. El Floridita was his second favourite locale and now houses a life-sized sculpture of the author sitting by the bar. It is even believed that he took part in creating a cocktail that is still served here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Love Cuba<\/strong>\u00a0is the UK\u2019s leading\u00a0<strong>Cuba holiday specialist<\/strong>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/\">Click here for more info<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/\"><strong>Cuba holidays<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/holiday-types\/multi-centre-cuba-holidays\"><strong>Multi Centre Cuba Holidays<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovecuba.com\/holiday-types\/tailor-made-cuba-holidays\"><strong>Tailor Made Cuba Holidays<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0please don\u2019t hesitate to contact our friendly team of\u00a0<strong>Cuba holiday specialists<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>0207 071 3636<\/strong>\u00a0or email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:enquiries@lovecuba.com\"><strong>enquiries@lovecuba.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The epochal Finca Vigia, Ernest Hemingway\u2019s home in Havana, Cuba, was the place where the American author wrote some of his greatest works, such as \u2018The Old Man and the Sea\u2019. 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