Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is a fortress in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The castle was built in 1639, and is located on the Hill of San Lázaro in a strategic location, dominating approaches to the city by land or sea.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Colombia
- Also known as: “Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas”, “Castillo De San Felipe De Barajas”, “Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas y las baterías colaterales”, “Castle San Felipe de Barajas”, “Festung San Felipe”, and “サン・フェリペ・デ・バラハス砦”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Puerta del Reloj and San Sebastián del Pastelillo Fort.
Puerta del Reloj
San Sebastián del Pastelillo Fort
The Fort San Sebastián del Pastelillo is a military… San Sebastián del Pastelillo Fort is situated 1 km southwest of Castillo San Felipe de Barajas.
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Cartagena, Bolívar Department, Colombia, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
10.42269° or 10° 25′ 22″ north
Longitude
-75.539° or 75° 32′ 20″ west
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
7726CFF6+39
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=historic
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Castillo San Felipe de Barajas” goes by many names.
- Basque: “San Felipe Barajaskoaren gaztelua”
- Catalan: “Castillo San Felipe de Barajas”
- Cebuano: “Castillo San Felipe de Barajas”
- Dutch: “Castillo San Felipe de Barajas”
- French: “château de San Felipe de Barajas”
- French: “Château de San Felipe de Barajas”
- Galician: “Castelo San Felipe de Barajas”
- German: “Castillo San Felipe de Barajas”
- Greek: “Καστίγιο Σαν Φελίπε ντε Μπαράχας”
- Japanese: “サン・フェリペ要塞”
- Polish: “Castillo San Felipe de Barajas”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de San Felipe de Barajas”
- Russian: “Сан-Фелипе-де-Барахас”
- Slovenian: “Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas”
- Spanish: “Castillo San Felipe de Barajas”
- Spanish: “Castillo San Felipe”
- Swedish: “Castillo San Felipe de Barajas”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: El Espinal and Pie del Cerro.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: GHL San Lázaro Art Hotel and Monumento a Blas de Lezo.
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