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Castillo de San Marcos
- Address: Pl. del Castillo, Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, 11500
- Phone: 965/851751
- Category: Castles/Palaces
- Location: Puerto de Santa María
Fodor's Review:
The Castillo de San Marcos was built in the 13th century on the site of a mosque. Created by Alfonso X, it was later home to the Duke of Medinaceli. Among the guests were Christopher Columbus—who tried unsuccessfully to persuade the duke to finance his voyage west—and Juan de la Cosa, who, within these walls, drew up the first map ever to include the Americas. The red lettering on the walls is a 19th-century addition.
- Cost: EUR 5.50, free Tues.
- Open: Tues.-Sat. 10-2
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