Wednesday, September 16, 2026

History Highlights

The Citadelle of Quebec: The Star Fort Guarding North America’s Only Walled City

High on the cliffs of Cap Diamant, looking down over the mighty St. Lawrence River and the rooftops of one of the oldest cities in North America, stands the great

Castillo del Morro: The Fortress That Guarded the Treasure Port of Havana

Guarding the narrow entrance to one of the finest harbours in the Americas, on a rocky headland facing the old city of Havana, stands the Castillo de los Tres Reyes

Castillo de San Marcos: The Coquina Fort That Cannonballs Could Not Break

In the old city of St. Augustine, Florida, on the shore of Matanzas Bay, stands a fortress unlike any other in the United States. The Castillo de San Marcos is

Castillo San Felipe de Barajas: The Fortress That Broke a British Fleet

On a steep hill overlooking the old walled city of Cartagena, on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, sprawls one of the greatest fortresses ever built in the Americas. The Castillo

Castillo San Felipe del Morro: The Fortress That Guarded Spain’s Caribbean

Stand at the tip of the old city of San Juan, where the land runs out into the Atlantic, and you find yourself dwarfed by one of the mightiest fortresses