Prided as the country’s oldest and smallest fort, Fuerte de San Pedro or more popularly known as Fort San Pedro, is another well-known tourist attraction in Cebu. The Fort San Pedro (or the Fuerte de San Pedro in Spanish) is a military defense structure in Cebu. It was built by the Spaniards under the command of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, the first governor of Captaincy General of the Philippines. The original fort built right after the arrival of Legaspi and his expedition was made of wood. It was then replaced in the 17th century with a stone fort to repel Muslim raiders. Today’s fort was built in 1738. It is the oldest triangular bastion fort in the country. It served as the embryo of the very first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. At the end of the 19th century during the Philippine Revolution, the fort was attacked and taken by the Filipino Revolutionaries who used it as a stronghold.

Attraction & Features:

Fort San Pedro is triangular in shape

It has two sides facing the sea and the third side is facing the land.

The sides facing the sea were the cannon and the front with a fence made with wood.

Part of the Fort was converted into a museum that has Spanish artifacts, paintings, old photographs, and historical documents in it.