El Caleta de Fuste Castle It is located in the municipality of La Antigua, to the center-east of the island of Fuerteventura, riding a Caleta de Fuste, about 12 kilometers from Puerto del Rosario. It is also known as the Castle of San Buenaventura. This old watchtower is surrounded by a bungalow complex, very close to the port.
It is a very solid tower, with a circular plan, erected in the eighteenth century, to defend this cove of calm waters and accessible beach very frequented by fishermen, from the attacks of pirates and corsairs. In its upper part it has a platform that can hold five pieces of artillery.
It was built by the engineer Claudio de Lisle. Both in shape, as in armament and garrison, it bears great resemblance to the Torre del Tostón in Fuerteventura, and the Torre de Gando, in Gran Canaria. It has a half-height access door, which is reached by a stone staircase and a drawbridge that closes it and leaves it isolated.
El town of Caleta de Fuste It is a tourist town created around a long horseshoe-shaped bay, gently sloping towards the sea. Its beaches were created with imported sand and the low waves make it ideal for swimming.
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