Castillo de San Sebastián

Today: Castillo de San Sebastián, Cádiz

Place: Cádiz
Kind: Fort
Built: 1706
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Not checked

The fortress begun in 1706 on an islet at the end of La Caleta beach, to defend the north flank of the city. The islet had earlier, from 1457, a chapel raised by the crew of a Venetian ship. A causeway of 1860 joins it to the city, the present iron lighthouse dates from 1908 and inside there is a marine research laboratory of the University of Cádiz.

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