Fort · Vigo
Fortaleza del Castro
Today: Fortaleza del Castro, Vigo
- Place
- Vigo
- Kind
- Fort
- Built
- 1665 to 1667
- What remains
- Standing
- Visiting
- Open to visit
A polygonal granite fort on top of the Monte del Castro, part of the network that fortified the town in the war with Portugal: work began in 1665 and in 1666 the plan was drawn up that joined it to the castle of San Sebastián. In 1809 French troops held it until the townspeople retook it on 28 March. Today it is a public park, with gardens, a crucero and a viewpoint over the ría.
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