Tag: Fuerte de Alfonso XII / San Cristóbal

August 24, 2022 (day 22 of 24)

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752 km / 467 miles 🚗 🚶

Fuerte de Alfonso XII / San Cristóbal, Navarre 🇪🇸

The mysterious Fortress of San Cristóbal near Pamplona was a military fortress built during the reign of Alfonso XII to defend the city against attacks. However, its main use was as a military prison, in which the prisoners lived in horrible conditions.

On May 22nd, 1938, over 700 prisoners tried to escape en masse and more than 300 died while doing so. To this day, people claim to see have seen all kinds of paranormal phenomena around the fortresses, even though it remains closed to the public.


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