Milot, Haiti
Citadelle Laferrière
The Citadelle Laferrière, commonly known as La Citadelle, is a large early-19th-century fortress located in Milot in Nord, Haiti. It is situated on the Bonnet à l'Evêque mountaintop located approximately 8 kilometres uphill from the town of Milot, 27 kilometres south of the city of Cap-Haïtien, and 15 kilometres southwest of the Three Bays Protected Area. Built by tens of thousands of former slaves, the Citadelle Laferrière was commissioned by Haitian revolutionary Henri Christophe, for whom it is also named Citadelle Henri Christophe.
- City
- Milot
- Country
- Haiti
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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Background: Wikipedia