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Castillo de Santa Bárbara y Museo de la Piratería

Teguise, Lanzarote, Las Palmas

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Castillo de Santa Bárbara y Museo de la Piratería

Monument · Teguise, Lanzarote, Las Palmas

15th-century watchtower in the crater of the Guanapay volcano, remodeled in the mid-16th century by the engineer Leonardo Torriani and turned into a refuge for the people of Teguise against enemy attacks. Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's top heritage-protection category), it has housed since 2011 the Museo de la Piratería, devoted to the corsairs and pirates who besieged the Canarian coasts.

Photo: CarlosVdeHabsburgo (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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