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The Cultural Park of Mount Buciero invites visitors to see the largest concentration of forts, batteries and arsenals in Spain.
The best way to learn about our recent history: the War of Independence, one of whose most decisive battles was fought in Santoņa. |
 Built in 1812
Reformed in 1870
Completely restored in 2001
Accesses:
From Santoņa, a road that crosses Mount Buciero comes out very near the fort
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Napoleon himself supervised the building of the fort that bears his name, in 1812.
The Fort of Napoleon overlooks the northern and western parts, thereby preventing any attack, either from the enemy disembarking on Berria beach or from an invasion by land.
The fort had barracks for more than one hundred soldiers and a warehouse of supplies.
Its construction was extremely costly and required much effort, even to the point of having to cut part of the rock on which it stands.
It was reformed in 1870 and totally restored in 2001. It is considered a Construction of Cultural Interest.
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The oldest fort in Santoņa
37 cannos
Declared a Construction of Cultural Interest
Accesses:
From Santoņa, a road leads around Mount Buciero on the east, and ends up at the fort |
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The oldest fort in Santoņa. It was built with earth and wood at the beginning of the 17th century, on a site that once served as a coastal watchtower, at the end of that same century the town decided to replace this weak battery by another made of stone, that was known as the Fort of San Carlos in honour of King Charles II.
After being remodelled during the next two centuries, the work being carried out on the orders of Leopoldo O'Donell on the stronghold of Santoņa, was converted into an important defence complex of dressed stone that included large barracks for the troops, several buildings used as storage facilities and gunpowder magazines, a small arms square and a casemated battery similar to that of San Martín, but with just one floor.
With its 37 cannons, it was another essential fort in defending the port of Santoņa.
In 1992 it was declared a Construction of Cultural Interest.
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Built at the beginning of the 17th century
Surface area: 2,700 sq m
Declared a Construction of Cultural Interest |
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It was built at the beginning of the 17th Century but during the next two centuries, it was reformed on successive occasions, that transformed the Fort of Saint Martin into an imposing fortification.
With a surface area of 2,700 square metres it now has a horseshoe shape and is formed by two casemated firing areas and a large terrace at the top where cannons and mortars.
It has been declared a Construction of Cultural Interest.
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Built between 1811 and 1812
Accesses:
From the road that runs next to the Fort of San Martín, and from the road running next to the sea |
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This defensive complex had the mission of defending the entrance to the bay of Santoņa and its inner harbour.
Constructed between 1811 and 1812 by engineers under the command of Napoleon, both fortifications were rebuilt in 1859, although the original project was very ambitious and was not executed in full.
The Low Batter has been declared a Construction of Cultural Interest.
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Terminated in 1859
Surface area: 4000 sq m
Accesses:
From the rural area, take the road climbing up to the Fort of El Mazo which takes you close to it, next to the intersection with the road leading to the Fort of San Carlos |
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This was built as a complement to the Fort and was set just a few metres above it. Work on it was finished in 1859.
Occupying a surface area of 4,000 square metres, the battery includes a gunpowder magazine, a room for the troops and a building for storage, in addition to a wide esplanade with a continuous parapet for the artillery.
Some of the 16 sites for cannons and mortars it once had continue to exist in situ.
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100 m from the Fort of Napoleon
Square in shape
Accesses:
From Santoña, a road crosses Mount Buciero and comes out near the fort |
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This is located just over 100 metres from the Fort of Napoleon and is a solid building with two naves and four separate quarters for storing both gunpowder in bulk and cartridges of submachine guns with sufficient guarantees for the artillery.
It is square in shape, with a lightening rod and its perimeter is surrounded by a brick wall to absorb the impact of a potential explosion.
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