Real Felipe Fortress
Fortaleza del Real Felipe
A pentagonal coastal fortress built by Spain in the 18th century at the port of Callao, now the Army's military history museum.
The fortress was built after the 1747 earthquake and tsunami to defend against pirates and protect the silver fleets. It was one of the largest military engineering projects in colonial Spanish America, and royalist forces held out here until 1826 during the War of Independence. Today it houses a military museum displaying cannons, uniforms and historical artifacts, and visits must be made with a guide. Admission is about 10–15 soles. It can be combined on the same day with the old Callao neighborhood and boat trips to the Palomino Islands. Taking a taxi is recommended.
Opening hours
About 09:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Callao Monumental
- Parque de las Leyendas
- Larco Museum
- National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru
- Lugar de la Memoria (LUM)
- Palomino Islands
- Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI)
- Huaca Huallamarca