Castillo San Felipe de Barajas

Introduction

Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas is Cartagena's most majestic military fortress, and the largest, strongest castle the Spanish built in the Americas—listed as World Heritage with the old city in 1984. Built in the 17th century and expanded, it towers on San Lazaro hill by the old city, commanding and hard to attack—the military core that defended the wealthy city of Cartagena against pirates and the British, impregnable in many sieges. The castle has thick stone walls, layered bastions, hidden batteries and a clever, complex underground tunnel system—used to move troops and supplies, ingeniously designed with echo conduction, a castle feature. From the top you overlook all of Cartagena, the old city and the Caribbean panorama. Visiting this majestic fortress, walking the mysterious tunnels, overlooking the city—San Felipe is Cartagena's unmissable historic landmark.

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