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Fortaleza San Felipe (Puerto Plata)
19° 48.2′ N · 70° 41.8′ W
The 16th-century Spanish fort guarding Puerto Plata's harbor mouth, completed in 1577 and now a museum. It is the only 16th-century structure left in the city and one of the oldest European buildings in the Caribbean.
Practical
Coordinates from Wikipedia. Built to defend the north coast from British, Dutch and French raiders; later a prison through the Trujillo years. Exhibits of 18th and 19th-century military artifacts and cannons facing the Atlantic. Locals watch sunset at the foot of the fort by La Puntilla park, at the end of the Malecón seafront boulevard.
Best for
History and a sunset walk while based at Ocean World
Nearby
- Puerto Plata Malecón0.4 NM away
- Museo Gregorio Luperón (Puerto Plata)0.5 NM away
- Puerto Plata Commercial Port (port of entry)0.5 NM away
- Puerto Plata Carnival0.8 NM away
- Puerto Plata Cable Car & Mount Isabel de Torres1.8 NM away
- Marítima del Atlántico Boatyard (Ocean World)2.5 NM away
- Ocean World Marina (Cofresí, Puerto Plata)2.5 NM away
- Ocean World Marina Fuel Dock2.5 NM away