{"id":31378,"date":"2017-02-15T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/castillo-de-san-felipe-in-cartagena-go-on-an-adventure-inside-the-largest-spanish-fort-ever-built\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:02:35","slug":"castillo-de-san-felipe-in-cartagena-go-on-an-adventure-inside-the-largest-spanish-fort-ever-built","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/en\/castillo-de-san-felipe-in-cartagena-go-on-an-adventure-inside-the-largest-spanish-fort-ever-built\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Castillo de San Felipe in Cartagena | A must-see"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cartagena is a city full of history. Not only the old walled center<\/strong><\/a>, but also around it you can immerse yourself in history. One of the main historical attractions in Cartagena is Castillo de San Felipe. As the largest fortress ever built by the Spaniards in a colony<\/strong>, this is something you can’t miss during your visit to this fantastic city. Read on and go on an adventure in 17th-century Colombia!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas<\/h2>\n
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On the hill San L\u00e1zaro in Cartagena, in the year 1536, construction began on a mighty fortress<\/strong> that would later be called Castillo de San Felipe. Colombia was a Spanish colony at the time, and along with African slaves, Spanish soldiers laid the foundation stone.<\/p>\n

The fort was built with bricks and rocks, on a hill so that it was sufficiently above the sea to give a good view of everything. Every movement of the enemy became visible to the Spaniards, who managed to defend the city with great success.<\/p>\n\n\t\t