The World’s 100 Best Castles & Fortresses · 2026
The Best Castles & Fortresses in the Caribbean
1 of the 100 castles in The World’s 100 Best Castles & Fortresses 2026 is in the Caribbean. The highest placed is Citadelle Laferrière in Milot, at number 72 in the world.
Citadelle Laferrière
The only Caribbean entry stands on Bonnet-à-l'Évêque mountain above Milot in northern Haiti. Henri Christophe had it built between 1805 and 1820. Visitors walk through thick walls and bastions and see rows of bronze cannons.