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Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca is a fortress located on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. About 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city centre, it over
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The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca is a fortress located on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. About 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city centre, it overlooks the bay.
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Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca est un(e) fort à Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Il se situe approximativement à 19.969°, -75.870°.
L'histoire de ce lieu
Il porte la distinction World Heritage Site.
Il se trouve dans la province de Santiago de Cuba.
Les lieux répertoriés les plus proches dans l'atlas sont Morro Santiago de Cuba Lighthouse (à 150 m au sud-ouest), Vista Alegre Theater (à 7 km au nord-est), Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Santiago de Cuba (à 7 km au nord-est) et Céspedes Park (à 7 km au nord-est).
Il est associé à histoire, architecture et culture locale.
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What's near Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
Lieux à proximité
Distances are straight-line, measured between recorded coordinates — not driving distance.
- Morro Santiago de Cuba LighthouseSantiago de Cuba0 km✈ 4 km SCU
- Cayo GranmaSantiago de Cuba1 km✈ 4 km SCU
- Vista Alegre TheaterSantiago de Cuba7 km✈ 5 km SCU
- Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Santiago de CubaSantiago de Cuba7 km✈ 5 km SCU
- Céspedes ParkSantiago de Cuba7 km✈ 5 km SCU
- Museo Municipal Emilio Bacardi MoreauSantiago de Cuba7 km✈ 5 km SCU
Lieux cartographiés à proximité
Lieux nommés référencés dans OpenStreetMap aux alentours, du plus proche au plus lointain, avec leur distance.
Parmi les lieux cartographiés à proximité figurent Faro del Morro de Santiago de Cuba, Murallas defensivas, Ciudamar, Batería Alta de La Socapa, Cayo Granma, Entronque de Ciudamar, Busto del General Antonio Maceo, Veguita de Galo, Unidad Militar 30 de Noviembre, Terrazas de Vista Alegre et Parque de Diversiones 26 de Julio.
- Faro del Morro de Santiago de Cuba · lighthouse
- 0.2 km
- Murallas defensivas · ruins
- 0.3 km
- Ciudamar · district
- 0.6 km
- Batería Alta de La Socapa · archaeological site
- 0.8 km
- Cayo Granma · neighbourhood
- 1.1 km
- Entronque de Ciudamar · neighbourhood
- 1.7 km
- Busto del General Antonio Maceo · memorial
- 3.2 km
- Veguita de Galo · neighbourhood
- 6.4 km
- Unidad Militar 30 de Noviembre · attraction
- 7.5 km
- Terrazas de Vista Alegre · neighbourhood
- 9.0 km
- Parque de Diversiones 26 de Julio · attraction
- 9.4 km
Around Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
1,132 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca, across 35 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca.
Notable near Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca

Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (El Morro)
Museums
The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca is a fortress located on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. About 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city centre, it overlooks the bay. The fortress was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997, cited as the best preserved and most complete example of Spanish-American military architecture.

Universidad de Oriente
Universities & colleges
The University of Oriente - Santiago de Cuba is a university located in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It was founded in 1947 and is organized in 12 Faculties.

Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre
Places of worship
The Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.

Santiago de Cuba
Stations & terminals
Santiago de Cuba, also known as Santiago General Senén Casas, is the main railway station of the city of Santiago de Cuba, seat of the province of the same name in Cuba. It is owned by the state company Ferrocarriles de Cuba (FFCC) and is located in the central Paseo de Martí, near the city harbor.
Estadio Guillermón Moncada
Stadiums & sport
Estadio Guillermón Moncada is a multi-use stadium in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It is the second largest baseball stadium in Cuba and comfortably seats 25,000 spectators. The stadium was inaugurated on February 24, 1964. It is a project of the architect Emilio Castro.

Antonio Guiteras Holmes
Historic & heritage
Antonio Guiteras y Holmes was a leading politician in Cuba during the 1930s.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 207
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 6
⛰️ Nature & terrain 25
🌾 Farming & fishing 12
🏭 Industry & resources 81
🏥 Health & care 83
🎓 Education 144
🏦 Civic & services 103
🚉 Transport 14
🏟️ Sport & leisure 53
⛪ Faith 39
🛒 Shops & markets 84
🛏️ Stay 281
What Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca makes
90 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 5
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Santiago Este · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Santiago Industrial · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Centro de Estudios de Energía Solar · Planta Eléctrica · …
🏭 Industry 78
Almacén Central ETECSA · Astillero DAMEX · Astilleros de Oriente (ASTOR) · Base de Ómnibus 500 Aniversario · …
⛏️ Mining 3
Cantera abandonada · Cantera de Piedra · Cantera de Piedra
🌱 Farming 4
Cultivos tapado · Empresa Avícola · Finca El Renacer · Organopónico
Industrial heritage
5 pre-1959 sites in and around Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Minas de El Cobre (copper)mine
- Juraguá & Firmeza iron minesmine
- Santiago refinery (Texaco)oil
- Bacardí distillery, Santiagorum
- Santiago de Cuba railway stationrailway
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