Havana Sights

Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta

#103 of 413 things to do in Havana

#181 of 1169 things to do in Cuba

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  • Address
    • cnr Av del Puerto & Paseo de Martí
  • Phone
    • 07 860 3196
  • Price
    • admission CUC$5
  • Hours
    • 10am-6pm Wed-Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta

Designed by the Italian engineer Giovanni Bautista Antonelli and built between 1589 and 1600, this fort is a fine example of 16th-century Renaissance military architecture. In days of yore, a chain was stretched 250m to the castle of El Morro on the other side of the channel every night to close the harbor mouth to shipping. The castle’s museum displays artifacts from sunken Spanish treasure fleets, a collection of model ships and information on the slave trade.

 

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