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Castillo de San José

Arrecife, Lanzarote, Las Palmas

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Castillo de San José

Monument · Arrecife, Lanzarote, Las Palmas

18th-century fort built by order of Charles III to defend the port of Arrecife and give work to the population after years of famine, which is why it is popularly known as "the Fort of Hunger." Since 1976 it has housed, on the initiative of César Manrique, the Museo Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo.

Photo: Frank Vincentz (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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