Despite being the oldest city in the Caribbean, Havana exudes a timeless charm that blends its elegant Spanish-colonial roots with the colourful vibrancy of its Afro-Cuban legacy. Visitors quickly find themselves immersed in a sensory overload, as Chevy Bel Aires from the 1950s putter past romantically faded colonial buildings from the 16th century where old men (and women) sit around smoking the world’s most prestigious cigars. The sounds of Afro-Cuban jazz often fill the background and the whole city seems to be in a perpetual state of contentedly living in the moment despite their obvious economic hardships.