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.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Fort
  • Description: castle in Havana, Cuba
  • Also known as: Atares”, “Atarés Castle”, “castillo de Atarés”, “Castillo de San Domingo de Atares”, and “Castillo de San Domingo de Atarés

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Latin American Stadium and Central Railway Station.

Stadium
The Estadio Latinoamericano is a in , . It is primarily used for baseball, and is the second largest baseball stadium in the world by capacity. 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 . It serves as the hub of the rail system in the country. It handles the arrival and departure of national and divisional commuter trains, and is home to the national railway company, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Cuba, the only intercity passenger rail transport operating in the Caribbean. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Castillo de Atarés.

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Parque de la Fraternidad was built in the 1790s as a military practice range by the Spanish government, It was expanded in 1793 by Belgian engineer Agustin Cramer, and later Bishop Espada improved the lighting of the Campo. is situated 1½ km north of Castillo de Atarés.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Havana.

Neighborhood
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
is a neighborhood.

is the capital city of , and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.

Town
is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs in the city of , . It comprises the town of , located at the bottom of Havana Bay in a former aborigine settlement named Guaicanamar, Loma Modelo in a peninsula dividing Marimelena from Guasabacoa inlets, and the village of located at the entry of the Havana Bay. 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 Castillo de Atarés from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

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

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jesus María and Luyanó.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Group of Enterprises for the Food Industry and Muelle Juan M. Díaz.

Cuba: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Camagüey, and Guantánamo.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castillo de Atarés”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.