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Fortress of Saint Barbara

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Fortress of Saint Barbara
Fortress of Saint Barbara. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Santa Bárbara Castle (officially Castillo de Santa Bárbara y San Hermenegildo) is a fortress located about 1 kilometer from the town of Teguise on Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands. It sits atop the Guanapay volcano, on the edge of its crater. The fortress is open to the public and houses the Piracy Museum (Museo de la Piratería).

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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