🏰 Old Havana and its Fortification System
Spanish colonial city and UNESCO World Heritage Site
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1982
- Founded in 1519 as a Spanish colonial settlement
- Contains extensive fortification system including Castillo de la Real Fuerza, Castillo del Morro, and La Cabaña
- Hornabeque de San Diego is the only true hornabeque fortification in Cuba
Old Havana represents one of the Western Hemisphere's most intact examples of Spanish colonial urbanism, with its original ...