Castillo de Atarés

The Castillo de Santo Domingo de Atarés is a small hexagonal hilltop fort in Havana built in 1767. Work commenced in 1763, around the same time as initial work on Castillo del Príncipe.
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: castle in Havana, Cuba
  • Also known as: “Atares”, “Atarés Castle”, “Castillo de Atares”, “castillo de Atarés”, “Castillo de San Domingo de Atares”, and “Castillo de San Domingo de Atarés”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Latin American Stadium and Central Railway Station.

Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
The Estadio Latinoamericano is a in , . is situated 1½ km west of Castillo de Atarés.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Havana Central is the main railway terminal in and the largest railway station in . is situated 1¼ km northeast of Castillo de Atarés.

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Parque de la Fraternidad was built in the 1790s… is situated 1½ km north of Castillo de Atarés.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Havana.

Neighborhood
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
The Havana is in the municipality…

Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of , and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba.

Town
Photo: Ivan2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs in the city of , . is situated 3 km east of Castillo de Atarés.

Castillo de Atarés

Latitude
23.12026° or 23° 7′ 13″ north
Longitude
-82.36131° or 82° 21′ 41″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
76MV4JCQ+4F
Geo­Names ID
3568223
Wiki­data ID
Q39090747
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Castillo de Atarés” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Castillo de Atarés”.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Jesus María and Luyanó.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Group of Enterprises for the Food Industry and Muelle Juan M. Díaz.

Cuba: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Havana and Santiago de Cuba.

Curious Forts to Discover

Uncover intriguing forts from every corner of the globe.