![]() ![]() Wander through barracks, dungeons, passageways, and storerooms that El Morro has on six staggered levels and along its ramparts, where you can see multiple cannons, the domed garitas (sentry boxes) which have wonderful ocean views and which you have also seen at Castillo San Cristobal. At the corner, turn left (eastward) and take a moment check out the copper-domed building. After you finished at Fort San Cristobal, you will want to walk down to the corner (toward Plaza Coln). ![]() In 1961, the US army moved out an El Morro came under contro of the US National Park Service. If you followed Part 3 of our Old San Juan walking tour, you ended at Fort San Cristobal. Its last fight was in 1898 during the Spanish AMerican war in which Spain ceded ownership of Puerto Rico to the United States.Įl Morro's highest point is a lighthouse which reaches 180 feet (55 m) above sea level. Calle de ODonnel S/N, Plaza Colon San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Pandora Tour Puerto Rico. Itw as designed to guard the entrance to San Juan Bay.Ĭonstruction started in 1539 and over the next 200 years, it was expanded and changed several times and it successfully averted several attacks. It was named in honor of King Philip II of Spain and was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations. Now walk across the grass area to what is likely going to be the highlight of your walking tour and, with more tha 2 million visitors each yea, the most popular historic site in all of Puerto Rico. Castillo San Felipe del Morro - or short: El Morro
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