Havana district, Cuba
Places to visit near Regla
Regla is a town in Havana district, Cuba, home to about 44,431 people. Within 50 km by road there are 232 places to visit — 102 forts & heritage, 28 beaches & coast, 29 museums and 22 lakes, dams & reservoirs. The must-see places are Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula (2 km), Parroquia del Espíritu Santo (3 km) and Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asís (3 km).

Regla at a glance
- Location
- Havana district, Cuba
- Population
- about 44,431
- Coordinates
- 23.1250° N, 82.3319° W
- Places within 50 km
- 232 (34 must-see)
- Best time to visit
- October to February for forts & heritage; October to March for beaches & coast; year-round for museums
Top places to visit near Regla
Ranked by how worth the drive they are from Regla: must-see places and the closest well-loved spots first. Open a place for photos, today’s visitor status, timings and directions.
- Iglesia de San Francisco de PaulaChurches · HavanaMust-see
- Parroquia del Espíritu SantoChurches · HavanaMust-see
- Basilica Menor de San Francisco de AsísChurches · HavanaMust-see
- Abdallah MosqueMosques · HavanaMust-see
- HavanaMuseums · HavanaMust-see
- Museo Nacional de Historia NaturalMuseums · HavanaMust-see
- Museo de la CiudadMuseums · HavanaMust-see
- Castle of the Royal ForceForts · HavanaMust-see
- Catedral de San Cristobal de La HabanaChurches · HavanaMust-see
- Monument to José de la Luz y CaballeroForts · HavanaMust-see
- La Cabaña FortressForts · HavanaMust-see
- Castillo de San Domingo de AtarésForts · HavanaMust-see
More places near Regla
- Fraternity Park · park · Havana · ~4 km · Must-see
- Museum of the Revolution · museum · Havana · ~4 km · Must-see
- Real Fábrica de Tabacos Partagás · attraction · Havana · ~4 km · Must-see
- Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta · fort · Havana · ~4 km · Must-see
- Faro Castillo del Morro · beach · Havana · ~5 km · Must-see
- Monument to General Antonio Maceo · fort · Havana · ~6 km · Must-see
- Torreón de San Lázaro · fort · Havana · ~6 km · Must-see
- Castillo del Príncipe · fort · Havana · ~7 km · Must-see
- José Martí Memorial · fort · Havana · ~7 km · Must-see
- Palace of the Revolution · fort · Havana · ~7 km · Must-see
- Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas · museum · Havana · ~8 km · Must-see
- Don Tomás Estrada Palma · fort · Havana · ~8 km · Must-see
Things to see near Regla, by type
Forts & heritage near Regla
107 forts & heritage within 100 km of Regla. The closest is USS Maine (2 km); the best-known is Castle of the Royal Force (3 km). Best time: october to february.
- Castle of the Royal Force · fort · Havana · ~3 km · Must-see
- Monument to José de la Luz y Caballero · fort · Havana · ~3 km · Must-see
- La Cabaña Fortress · fort · Havana · ~4 km · Must-see
- Castillo de San Domingo de Atarés · fort · Havana · ~4 km · Must-see
- Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta · fort · Havana · ~4 km · Must-see
- Monument to General Antonio Maceo · fort · Havana · ~6 km · Must-see
Beaches & coast near Regla
44 beaches & coast within 100 km of Regla. The closest is Bay of Havana (1 km); the best-known is Faro Castillo del Morro (5 km). Best time: october to march.
- Faro Castillo del Morro · beach · Havana · ~5 km · Must-see
- Bay of Havana · beach · Havana · ~1 km
- Playa del Chivo · beach · Havana · ~5 km
- Guanabo · beach · Havana · ~27 km · Must-see
- Boca de Cojímar · beach · Havana · ~8 km
- Boca de la Chorrera · beach · Havana · ~10 km
Museums near Regla
32 museums within 100 km of Regla. The closest is Rum Museum (2 km); the best-known is Havana (3 km). Best time: year-round.
- Havana · museum · Havana · ~3 km · Must-see
- Museo Nacional de Historia Natural · museum · Havana · ~3 km · Must-see
- Museo de la Ciudad · museum · Havana · ~3 km · Must-see
- Museum of the Revolution · museum · Havana · ~4 km · Must-see
- Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas · museum · Havana · ~8 km · Must-see
- Hemingway House Havana · museum · Havana · ~9 km · Must-see
Lakes, dams & reservoirs near Regla
24 lakes, dams & reservoirs within 100 km of Regla. The closest is Fuente de Los Leones (3 km). Best time: august to december when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
- Fuente de Los Leones · lake · Havana · ~3 km
- Presa la Ceiba · lake · Havana · ~7 km
- Embalse Las Monjas · lake · Havana · ~8 km
- Hemingway Número Dos · lake · Havana · ~8 km
- Embalse El Pitirre · lake · Havana · ~9 km
- Embalse Río Hondo · lake · Havana · ~10 km
Caves near Regla
15 caves within 100 km of Regla. The closest is Acuario la Cueva de Los Peces (3 km). Best time: year-round.
- Acuario la Cueva de Los Peces · cave · Havana · ~3 km
- Casa del Nani y Marta · cave · Havana · ~21 km
- Cueva del Indio · cave · Havana · ~24 km
- Cueva El Cura · cave · Mayabeque · ~32 km
- Cueva del Indio · cave · Mayabeque · ~34 km
- Cueva de Aguirre · cave · Mayabeque · ~35 km
Churches near Regla
9 churches within 100 km of Regla. The closest is Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula (2 km). Best time: year-round.
- Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula · church · Havana · ~2 km · Must-see
- Parroquia del Espíritu Santo · church · Havana · ~3 km · Must-see
- Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asís · church · Havana · ~3 km · Must-see
- Catedral de San Cristobal de La Habana · church · Havana · ~3 km · Must-see
- Our Lady of Kazan Orthodox Cathedral · church · Havana · ~2 km
- Cathedral Square · church · Havana · ~3 km
A one-day trip from Regla
5 of the best places within 60 km, in driving order so you don’t double back: about 9 km on the road.
- Start in Regla
- 2 km Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula · church, Havana
- 1 km Havana · museum, Havana
- 1 km Parroquia del Espíritu Santo · church, Havana
- 1 km Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asís · church, Havana
- 1 km Abdallah Mosque · mosque, Havana
- 3 km Back to Regla
Plan a longer trip from Regla — the planner adds a place to stay each night and keeps the route to one loop.
From travellers near Regla
No traveller has reported from around Regla yet. Been to one of these places recently? Open it and post what you found — is the waterfall flowing, how crowded was the temple, is the beach safe — so the next visitor knows before they drive.
How to reach Regla
All places near Regla by distance
Within 15 km of Regla
- Havana Zoological Garden · park · Havana · ~9 km · Must-see
- Hemingway House Havana · museum · Havana · ~9 km · Must-see
- Torreón de la Chorrera · fort · Havana · ~10 km · Must-see
- National Aquarium · park · Havana · ~13 km · Must-see
- Bay of Havana · beach · Havana · ~1 km
- USS Maine · fort · Havana · ~2 km
- Sitio de Castigo · fort · Havana · ~2 km
- Our Lady of Kazan Orthodox Cathedral · church · Havana · ~2 km
- Rum Museum · museum · Havana · ~2 km
- Jardín Teresa de Calcuta · sanctuary · Havana · ~3 km
- Fuente de Los Leones · lake · Havana · ~3 km
- Caballero de París · attraction · Havana · ~3 km
- San Francisco Square · attraction · Havana · ~3 km
- Lonja de Comercio · attraction · Havana · ~3 km
- Acuario la Cueva de Los Peces · cave · Havana · ~3 km
- Rumiñahui · attraction · Havana · ~3 km
- Parque Guayasamín · park · Havana · ~3 km
- Casa del Automóvil · museum · Havana · ~3 km
- Museo Armería 9 de Abril · museum · Havana · ~3 km
- Casa Museo Simón Bolívar · museum · Havana · ~3 km
- La Habana · fort · Havana · ~3 km
- Dr. Carlos J. Finlay · fort · Havana · ~3 km
- Museo Casa Benito Juárez · museum · Havana · ~3 km
- Leonor Pérez · fort · Havana · ~3 km
- Muralla de La Habana · fort · Havana · ~3 km
- El Templete · fort · Havana · ~3 km
- Centro Histórico de la Habana · fort · Havana · ~3 km
- Plaza de Armas · park · Havana · ~3 km
- Cristo de La Habana · attraction · Havana · ~3 km
- Restos del Fuerte de San Diego · fort · Havana · ~3 km
- DiES Gallery · museum · Havana · ~3 km
- Archaeology Museum · museum · Havana · ~3 km
- Banco Metropolitano · fort · Havana · ~3 km
- Antonio Gades · attraction · Havana · ~3 km
- Neptuno · attraction · Havana · ~3 km
- Cathedral Square · church · Havana · ~3 km
- Fuente de La India · attraction · Havana · ~4 km
- Benito Juárez · fort · Havana · ~4 km
- Floridita · fort · Havana · ~4 km
- Árbol de la Fraternidad Americana · fort · Havana · ~4 km
15–50 km — half-day trips
- Acuario del Parque Lenin · sanctuary · Havana · ~16 km · Must-see
- Mausoleo al Soldado Internacionalista Soviético · fort · Havana · ~25 km · Must-see
- Guanabo · beach · Havana · ~27 km · Must-see
- Bejucal Municipal Museum · museum · Mayabeque · ~28 km · Must-see
- Playa Habana · beach · Artemisa · ~31 km · Must-see
- Torre de Agua · fort · Havana · ~16 km
- Parque de Las Madres · fort · Havana · ~16 km
- Casa de Máximo Gómez · fort · Havana · ~16 km
- ESBU Raúl González Diego · fort · Havana · ~16 km
- Acantilado del Río Almendares · viewpoint · Havana · ~16 km
- La Concha · beach · Havana · ~16 km
- Monumento A Calixto García · fort · Havana · ~16 km
- CSO Julio Antonio Mella · beach · Havana · ~16 km
- Playa del Náutico · beach · Havana · ~17 km
- Boca Tarará · beach · Havana · ~17 km
- Presa Naranjito · lake · Havana · ~18 km
- Casa Museo Che Guevara · museum · Havana · ~18 km
- Presa el Doctor · lake · Havana · ~19 km
- National Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Havana · ~19 km
- La Teresita · lake · Havana · ~19 km
- Casa del Nani y Marta · cave · Havana · ~21 km
- Faro Dársena de Barlovento · beach · Havana · ~21 km
- Museo Municipal · museum · Mayabeque · ~42 km · Must-see
- Presa el Atrevido · lake · Havana · ~22 km
- Laguna Mar · lake · Havana · ~22 km
- Embalse Cuatro Caminos de Falcón · lake · Artemisa · ~23 km
- Juan Delgado González · fort · Havana · ~23 km
- La Puntilla · beach · Havana · ~24 km
- Cueva del Indio · cave · Havana · ~24 km
- Embalse Niña Bonita · lake · Artemisa · ~24 km
- Embalse La Zarza · lake · Havana · ~24 km
- LEC Santa Fe · beach · Havana · ~25 km
- Monumento al Soldado Soviético Desconocido · fort · Havana · ~25 km
- Julio Antonio Mella · fort · Havana · ~26 km
- Mausoleo A Antonio Maceo (El Cacahual) · fort · Havana · ~26 km
- El Cacahual Monument · fort · Havana · ~26 km
- Bajos de Santa Ana · sanctuary · Havana · ~27 km
- Al Coronel Juan Delgado · fort · Mayabeque · ~28 km
- Embalse Coca · lake · Havana · ~28 km
- Playa La Veneciana · beach · Havana · ~28 km
50–100 km — one-day trips
- Playa Mosquito · beach · Artemisa · ~51 km
- Mausoleo José Manuel Seguí · fort · Artemisa · ~51 km
- Boca Mosquito · beach · Artemisa · ~52 km
- Cueva de Sandoval · cave · Artemisa · ~52 km
- Mausoleo · fort · Mayabeque · ~52 km
- Cueva de Paredones · cave · Artemisa · ~52 km
- Monumento A Guiteras · attraction · Mayabeque · ~53 km
- Boca de Santa Cruz · beach · Mayabeque · ~53 km
- Embalse Mosquito · lake · Artemisa · ~53 km
- La Rotilla · beach · Mayabeque · ~54 km
- Playa La Chivita · beach · Mayabeque · ~55 km
- Cueva Juanelo Piedra · cave · Artemisa · ~56 km
- Playa de la Boca · beach · Artemisa · ~56 km
- Guardafronteras · fort · Artemisa · ~56 km
- Mariel Bay · beach · Artemisa · ~56 km
- Cueva del Mamey · cave · Artemisa · ~56 km
- Cueva Los Santos · cave · Artemisa · ~56 km
- Castillo de Rubens · fort · Artemisa · ~56 km
- Faro de Puerto del Mariel · beach · Artemisa · ~57 km
- Batabanó Municipal Museum · museum · Mayabeque · ~57 km
- Bahía de Mariel · beach · Artemisa · ~58 km
- Playa El Fraile · beach · Mayabeque · ~59 km
- Laguna García · lake · Artemisa · ~59 km
- Peñón del Fraile · viewpoint · Mayabeque · ~60 km
- Jibacoa · beach · Mayabeque · ~60 km
- Trocha Mariel Majana · fort · Artemisa · ~61 km
- Surgidero de Batabanó Lighthouse · attraction · Mayabeque · ~61 km
- La Playita · beach · Mayabeque · ~61 km
- Playa de Ariza · beach · Artemisa · ~62 km
- Sumidero · viewpoint · Artemisa · ~62 km
- Playa Santa Isabel · beach · Mayabeque · ~63 km
- Playa Dura · beach · Mayabeque · ~64 km
- Playa Arroyo Bermejo · beach · Mayabeque · ~65 km
- Las Terrazas · sanctuary · Artemisa · ~87 km · Must-see
- Galería de Arte Pedro Esquerré · museum · Matanzas · ~97 km · Must-see
- Museo de Los Bomberos · museum · Matanzas · ~98 km · Must-see
- Soroa Waterfall · waterfall · Artemisa · ~98 km · Must-see
Count by type (within 100 km)
| Type | Within 50 km | Within 100 km | Nearest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forts & heritage | 102 | 107 | USS Maine (2 km) |
| Beaches & coast | 28 | 44 | Bay of Havana (1 km) |
| Museums | 29 | 32 | Rum Museum (2 km) |
| Lakes, dams & reservoirs | 22 | 24 | Fuente de Los Leones (3 km) |
| Other attractions | 16 | 18 | Caballero de París (3 km) |
| Caves | 10 | 15 | Acuario la Cueva de Los Peces (3 km) |
| Churches | 9 | 9 | Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula (2 km) |
| Parks | 7 | 7 | Parque Guayasamín (3 km) |
| Hill stations & viewpoints | 4 | 6 | Loma del Ingenito (6 km) |
| Wildlife, forests & gardens | 4 | 5 | Jardín Teresa de Calcuta (3 km) |
| Mosques & dargahs | 1 | 1 | Abdallah Mosque (3 km) |
| Waterfalls | 0 | 1 | Soroa Waterfall (98 km) |
Regla: questions travellers ask
What are the best places to visit near Regla?
Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula (church, about 2 km), Parroquia del Espíritu Santo (church, about 3 km), Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asís (church, about 3 km), Abdallah Mosque (mosque, about 3 km), Havana (museum, about 3 km), Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (museum, about 3 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Regla?
232 places on Spotwander: 102 forts & heritage, 28 beaches & coast, 29 museums, 22 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 16 other attractions.
Which is the nearest fort to Regla?
USS Maine, about 2 km by road; Sitio de Castigo (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest beach to Regla?
Bay of Havana, about 1 km by road; Playa del Chivo (5 km) is next.
Which is the nearest museum to Regla?
Rum Museum, about 2 km by road; Casa del Automóvil (3 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Regla?
Start in Regla, visit Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula, then Havana, then Parroquia del Espíritu Santo, then Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asís, then Abdallah Mosque, and drive back — about 9 km by road in all.
What is the best time to visit places near Regla?
October to February for forts & heritage; October to March for beaches & coast; year-round for museums.
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Sources: places from OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata and GeoNames; Regla’s location and population from GeoNames; see also Regla on Wikipedia. Data sources & credits.