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Gaucin

Eagles Castle
Category: Fortress in Gaucin
Eagles Castle (in Spanish El Castillo Del Aguila) is a fortress near village of Gauchin. The strategic position of the village was appreciated by the Romans who settled in the area building a fortress on the mountain top. This fortification was subsequently expanded during the Moorish occupation The...

Ubeda

Plaza Vázquez de Molina
Category: Square in Ubeda
The square Plaza Vázquez de Molina in Ubeda is the most famous and photographed part of the town. There are lots of stunning buildings as the Palacio del Dean Ortega (16th Century, Renaissance), Sacra Capilla Funeraria de el Salvador (16th Century).etc.

Castellar de la Frontera

Castle Castillo de Casteller
Category: Fortress in Castellar de la Frontera
Castillo de Casteller is a castle situated at the very top of a hill in Castellar de la Frontera. It is a thirteenth-century Moorish castle. This castle is quite different to other castles in Andalucia, in that it is still inhabited today. The views from the castle are magnificent.

Manilva

Fortress Castillo De La Duquesa
Category: Fortress in Manilva
The fortress Castillo De La Duquesa is located near town of Manilva. It was built in 1767 and is considered to be one of the best examples of 18th century artillery fortifications in this part of Spain. The design of this small castle enabled all its interior buildings to surround the bailey with wi...

Nerja

Church Iglesia El Salvador
Category: Church in Nerja
The church Iglesia El Salvador in town of Nerja was built in 17th century. It is a mixture of moorish/mudéjar and baroque architectural styles.

Frigiliana

Fort EL Fuerte
Category: Fortress in Frigiliana
This relic of the Moorish occupation was constructed probably around the XI-th century as a military fortress on top of hill top near village of Frigiliana. The citadel took up a surface area of 4000m2. In 1569 there were played the final bloody scenes of the Battle of the Rock of Frigiliana, durin...

Torrox

Church Iglesia de la Encarnacion
Category: Church in Torrox
Church Iglesia de la Encarnacion in Torrox was built in 16th century on the site of the original village mosque.

Cortegana

Cortegana Castle
Category: Fortress in Cortegana
This castle was built in 13th Century on hill near current city of Cortegana by Sancho IV to defend the area from the Portuguese. The fortress is perfectly preserved. It is rectangular in shape with towers and a two storey keep. It has a small parade ground and there is a well preserved underground ...

Cala

Church of Santa Maria de la Magdalena
Category: Church in Cala

Aroche

Castle of Aroche
Category: Fortress in Aroche

Cumbres de San Bartolome

Castle of Cumbres de San Bartolome
Category: Fortress in Cumbres de San Bartolome

Cumbres Mayores

Castle of Sancho IV the Brave
Category: Fortress in Cumbres Mayores

Santa Olalla del Cala

Santa Olalla del Cala Castle
Category: Fortress in Santa Olalla del Cala
This 13th century castle stands on a ridge near village of Santa Olalla del Cala. The fortress was built by the Christians to defend the area from the Portuguese. Its battlements are reminiscent of Moorish castles. Below stands the splendid Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion with its Gothic d...

Aracena

Castle of Aracena
Category: Fortress in Aracena
The Castle is situated on a hill near Aracena (province of Huelva). It was built in 13th Century on base of a Moorish fortress. There is also a church near by (Church of Nuestra Senora de los Dolores) that has been converted from a mosque. The castle is now in ruins.

Palos de la Frontera

La Rabida Monastery
Category: Monastery in Palos de la Frontera
De la Rabida is a Franciscan monastery situated in municipality Palos de la Frontera (Huelva province). In this monastery 15th Century the great discoverer Christopher Columbus was stayed before obtaining approval from the Catholic Monarchs for his expedition to the New World. Some of buildings as...

Zufre

Church Iglesia de la Purisma Concepcion
Category: Church in Zufre
The church of "Purísima Concepción" is situated in village of Zufre, at the village square. It dates from 16th Century when was built on the site of a gothic Moorish temple, which in turn was constructed on the site of a small rural mosque during the Muslim occupation. In 1757 a tower ha...

Guadix

Catedral of Guadix
Category: Cathedral in Guadix
The Catedral of Guadix is the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque cathedral, built between the 16th and 18th centuries.

Salobrena

Salobrena Castle
Category: Fortress in Salobrena
The castle in Salobrena has Moorish origin. It is situated at the summit of the hill near the village and is surrounded on 3 sides by steep rock faces. From there visitors can see stunning views to the Costa Tropical coast and to the mountains of the Sierra Nevada in the far distance. The present fo...

Almunecar

Castillo de San Miguel
Category: Fortress in Almunecar
Castillo de San Miguelis is main tourist attraction of Almunecar. It stands above the village. The castle is built on the base of Moorish fortress after the Christians re-took Almunecar from the Moors around 1489, but there was a fortress since the Roman era.

Nijar

Torre García beach
Category: Beach resort in Nijar
Torre Garcia is a beach located in the limit of the Natural Park of the Cabo Gata - Nijar. Its name comes from the Sanctuary Tower Garcia, where it is said that in 1502 the waves miraculously brought the image of the virgin of the Sea, Pattern of Almeria. Its sand is full of red and grey colours.

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