Castle of St John the Baptist
The Castle of St John the Baptist, also called the Black Castle, is a fort on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands of Spain. It was the second-most important fort in the defence of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the island's capital.Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
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- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural property in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- Also known as: “Castillo de San Juan Bautista”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auditorio de Tenerife and Ermita de Regla.
Auditorio de Tenerife
Arts center
Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Auditorio de Tenerife "Adán Martín" is an auditorium in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, it is located on the Avenue of the Constitution in the Canarian capital, and next to the Atlantic Ocean in the southern part of Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Auditorio de Tenerife is situated 130 metres northeast of Castle of St John the Baptist.
Ermita de Regla
Church
Ermita de Regla is a church, which is situated 180 metres north of Castle of St John the Baptist.
Centro Internacional de Ferias y Congresos de Tenerife
The Tenerife International Centre for Trade Fairs and Congresses, also known as "The Fair Recint" was opened in May 1996. The building, covers an area exceeding 40,000 square meters in the sea front of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Centro Internacional de Ferias y Congresos de Tenerife is situated 530 metres west of Castle of St John the Baptist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Los Llanos and Cuatro Torres.
Castle of St John the Baptist
- Categories: monument, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Castle of St John the Baptist” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de San Juan”
- Cebuano: “Castillo de San Juan”
- Chinese: “圣胡安城堡 (圣克鲁斯-德特内里费)”
- Chinese: “圣胡安城堡”
- Dutch: “Castillo de San Juan Bautista”
- French: “château de San Juan Bautista”
- French: “Château de San Juan Bautista”
- German: “Castillo de Juan Bautista”
- German: “Castillo de San Juan Bautista”
- German: “Castillo Negro”
- Hungarian: “San Juan Bautista-kastély”
- Hungarian: “San Juan Bautista-vár”
- Italian: “castello di San Juan Bautista”
- Italian: “Castello di San Juan Bautista”
- Japanese: “カスティーヨ・デ・サン・フアン・バウティスタ”
- Japanese: “カスティーリョ・デ・サン・フアン・バウティスタ”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Castèl de San Juan Bautista”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de San Juan Bautista”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Negro”
- Portuguese: “Castillo de San Juan Bautista”
- Romanian: “Castelul San Juan Bautista”
- Russian: “Замок Святого Иоанна Крестителя”
- Spanish: “Castillo de San Juan Bautista”
- Spanish: “Castillo de San Juan”
- Spanish: “Castillo Negro”
- Swedish: “Castillo de San Juan”
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