Gorgeous, dishevelled, maddening and inspiring, Havana leaves you wanting to explore more. From heartbreakingly beautiful mansions of the city's historic quarter, to El Vedado, the 20th-century neighbourhood with its wedding-cake villas, garden patios and leafy streets built on the back of the island's sugar boom, there's plenty to discover. Absorb the chaos and character of the city on foot. Classical buildings tower over wooden carts of fat avocados, mango and papaya; wandering salesmen (pregoneros) sing-song their wares, such as helado (ice cream) and pie de guayaba (guava pastry), as they stroll past churches, slumping homes and the sleek interiors of a new bar; and bulky, chrome-tipped 1950s American cars bumble through the tight streets lurching into potholes. As a coffee-fuelled morning slips into a cocktail-laced afternoon and evening, listen for…
