Castillo de San Salvador de La Punta Castle, Havana
Discover the Castillo de San Salvador de La Punta Castle in Havana, Cuba.
Castillo de San Salvador de La Punta Castle
©Rainsford
The Castillo de San Salvador de La Punta Castle rises over Havana Port, being part of the defensive system composed of four fortresses that defend Havana Port. It was designed by the Italian military engineer Giovanni Bautista Antonelli, and was built between 1589 and 1600.
view from the castle .©J.Rainsford
During Colonial times there was a 250-meter-long chain extended everyday to Tres Reyes del Morro Castle to close the entrance of the port to boats.
Nowadays, San Salvador de La Punta Castle houses the Castle Museum, exhibiting several objects from sunken Spanish fleets, as well as a collection of scale models of boats and information about how did slave trade work.
More information:
Location:
Castillo de San Salvador de La Punta, Centro Habana, La Habana - Cuba.
Ticket price:
6 CUC
Opening hours:
Wednesdays through Sundays from 10:00am to 6:00pm.
Interactive map:
What to see in Centro Habana
- Essentia places to visit:
- El Capitolio
- Museo de la Revolución Museum
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (National Museum of Fine Arts)
- Places to visit:
- Real Fábrica de Tabacos Partagás (Partagás Royal Tobacco Factory)
- Paseo Martí (Martí Promenade)
- García Lorca Theater of Havana
- Castillo de San Salvador de La Punta Castle
- Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Church
- Other places:
- Fraternidad Park
- Fuente de la India (La India Fountain)
- Hotel Inglaterra
- Monument to Máximo Gómez
- José Lezama Lima House Museum
- Chinese Quarter of Havana
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