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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Colombia
- Also known as: “Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas” and “Castle San Felipe de Barajas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Puerta del Reloj and San Sebastián del Pastelillo Fort.
Puerta del Reloj
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Puerta del Reloj, Torre del Reloj or Boca del Puente is the main city gate of the historic center of Cartagena de Indias, in Colombia and the original entrance of the fortified city. Puerta del Reloj is situated 1 km west of Castillo San Felipe de Barajas.
San Sebastián del Pastelillo Fort
The Fort San Sebastián del Pastelillo is a military fortress built in colonial times in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. San Sebastián del Pastelillo Fort is situated 1 km southwest of Castillo San Felipe de Barajas.Zenú Gold Museum
Museum
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zenú Gold Museum is situated 1¼ km west 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
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Latitude
10.42269° or 10° 25′ 22″ northLongitude
-75.539° or 75° 32′ 20″ westElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
7726CFF6+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 49551791OpenStreetMap feature
building=historicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap 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 De San Felipe De Barajas”
- German: “Castillo San Felipe de Barajas”
- German: “Festung San Felipe”
- Greek: “Καστίγιο Σαν Φελίπε ντε Μπαράχας”
- Japanese: “サン・フェリペ・デ・バラハス砦”
- 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 de San Felipe de Barajas y las baterías colaterales”
- Spanish: “Castillo San Felipe de Barajas”
- Spanish: “Castillo San Felipe”
- Swedish: “Castillo San Felipe de Barajas”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 San Felipe de Barajas”. Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.