Leisure & Sightseeing Castillo de San Felipe Code: RDfort

Castillo de San Felipe

You will visit the nicely restored Castillo de San Felipe de Lara. Within its wall is the over 400 year old Torreon de Bustamante. From the cannon embattlements you can admire the view of the Lago Izabal to the south as far as the Sierra de las Minas or imagine the galleons sailing upstream in the afternoon breeze and setting anchor in the San Felipe bay where today you're more likely to see sailing yachts from all over the world.

After you tour to the fort you might want to partake in a sunset sailing cruise around the river. Tours around the lake include sailing past the fort just like the pirates did many years ago….

or you can also visit the “lookouts” on top top of the hill at the Tijax rubber plantation from where the pirates were spotted as they entered the Golfete sailing towards the Fort of San Felipe.

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