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The Santa Bárbara Castle, now a museum,
sits on the Guanapay mountain overlooking Teguise. It was built
by Sancho de Herrera in the 16th century as a watchtower for
the coastlines on both sides of the island. In 1588 Leonardo
Torriani, an Italian engineer in the service of King Felipe
II, reinforced the castle’s structure adding spyholes,
turrets, embrasures and moats, converting it into a real fortress. |
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Most of the documents gathered in Lanzarote
concerning the Canarian emigration to America are exhibited
in this Castle-Museum.
The majority of these documents come from local archives
and include family letters, passports, postcards, pictures,
maps etc. This original material has been complemented
with reproductions, scale models and texts to offer a
more comprehensive context. |
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After the initial growth, the castle
slowly entered a long period of deterioration until 1960
when a group called "Friends of the Castles"
undertook the first restoration. A subsequent restoration
was carried out in 1977 by the Fine Arts Association.
In 1989, the Restoration Department of Teguise’s
town hall undertook the final renovation to restore Torriani's
original design. |
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Recently the interior of
this castle has been tastefully converted into the Museum
of Canarian Emigrants.
Location: Castillo
de Guanapay. Montaña de Guanapay, Teguise.
Phone Number: 928.84.50.01.
Opnening Hours: Summer: 10:00 to 16:00h.
Winter: 10:00 to 17:00 hrs
Monday to Friday. 10:00 to 16:00 hrs Saturday and Sunday.
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