Fusterlandia: Hours and How to Visit
Fusterlandia is the wildest thing you’ll see in Havana that isn’t a 1957 Chevy: an entire slice of the Jaimanitas neighborhood in western Havana that ceramicist Jose Fuster covered floor to roof in mosaic tile, starting with his own house in the 1990s and eventually pulling dozens of neighbors into the project. It costs nothing to walk through, though bring small cash for the on-site artisans and the guides who’ll offer to show you around, and budget a car or taxi to get there since it sits well outside Habana Vieja’s walking radius.
Key facts
| Price | Free to wander; a small tip (roughly 100 CUP or a dollar or two) is expected for guides and on-site artisans |
| Hours | Daytime only, roughly 9am to 5-6pm; verify current hours before the trip out |
| Time needed | 60-90 minutes on foot through the covered streets and Fuster’s own house |
| Booking lead | None; arrange a taxi or classic-car driver same day, no advance ticket exists |
How do you actually get to Fusterlandia?
Jaimanitas sits west of Miramar, roughly 20-25 minutes by car or taxi from central Havana, well outside any reasonable walk. There’s no fixed-route bus worth relying on, so a taxi, a prearranged driver or a classic-car tour that adds Fusterlandia to its route is the realistic way in. Agree the round-trip fare before you leave, the same rule that applies to every taxi ride in this city, and build in the return leg since taxis don’t linger around Jaimanitas the way they do outside Habana Vieja’s hotels. It fits naturally into day 3 of our 3-day Havana itinerary alongside Callejon de Hamel.
Is Fusterlandia worth the trip out?
Yes, and it’s consistently the most under-visited stop on this list relative to how good it is. Fuster covered his own house first, then talked his way into doing the same to dozens of neighboring homes, benches, fountains and even the local clinic, so what started as one artist’s project reads today as an entire mosaic-covered barrio. It’s frequently compared to Gaudi’s Barcelona work, and the comparison holds up better in person than it sounds on paper.
What should you actually budget time for?
Give it a full 90 minutes rather than a drive-by. The site rewards slow walking: side streets branch off the main mosaic corridor, and most visitors who rush through in 20 minutes miss the best individual houses, tucked a block or two off the obvious path. Pair the visit with lunch in Miramar rather than rushing straight back to Habana Vieja, since the drive alone eats close to an hour round trip.
Bring a printed or offline map pulled up before you leave. Data coverage in Jaimanitas is patchier than in the tourist core, and the last thing you want after a 20-minute taxi ride is to be guessing which side street holds the entrance. For the rest of Havana’s sights inside the city proper, see our Havana travel guide , and if a classic car is how you’d rather get out here, search current Havana car tours on GetYourGuide or browse Fusterlandia-area tours on Viator , since several routes already loop through Jaimanitas.