Bar

Bar is a bar in Marianao, La Habana Province. Bar is situated nearby to the health club Gabi’s Gym, as well as near the place of worship Rey espiritista.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St. John Bosco and Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva.

Church of St. John Bosco

Church

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Church of St. John Bosco is situated 1 km northeast of Bar.

Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva

Sports venue

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Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva is an indoor sporting arena located in Havana, Cuba. Built in 1957, the Coliseum is one of the most important works of Cuban Civil Engineering. Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva is situated 1½ km northwest of Bar.

Villa Marista

Building

Villa Marista is a prison in Havana, Cuba, notorious for its detention of political prisoners by the Cuban national security agency. Its prisoners have included dissident Vladimiro Roca and politician Jesús Escandell. Villa Marista is situated 1 km southeast of Bar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vedado and Chinatown.

Vedado

Suburb

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Vedado is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period. Vedado is situated 5 km north of Bar.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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The Havana Chinatown is located in the municipality of Centro Habana and is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. It was once considered the second most important in the world, after that of San Francisco in the United States. Chinatown is situated 5 km northeast of Bar.