Castels in the province of CÁDIZ, Spain.

Castle of Vejer

Vejer de la Frontera

Situated at the highest part of the enclosure. It is dated from about the 10th and 11th centuries and was declared National Monument in 1931.

Guzman el Buena Castle

Tarifa

The castle is immersed in legen and has unique founding plaque, dating from the year 960. It marked a milestone in the Christian Reconquest of landsthat flourished under the realm of Al Andalus.

Castle and Tower of Zahara de la Sierra

Zahara de la Sierra

The only conserved part of the castle is the Homenaje Tower located 605 metres above sea-level.

Sancti Petri Castle

Chiclana de la Frontera

Donde según la leyenda estuvo ubicado el templo fenicio dedicado a Melkart (Hércules). Es una construcción que data del siglo XVIII, excepto la torre, que es del siglo XVI. Se encuentra en el silote del mismo nombre.

San Marcos Castle

Plaza Alfonso X del Sabio s/n

11500 El Puerto de Santa María

Tlf: 95 685.17.51

In the 13C, Alfonso X built the first church castle on the grand mosque of the Moslem town of Alcanatif. The castle was then enlarged in the 14C and 15C. In the mid-20C, the crenels and towers were restored.

Guzmán el Bueno Tower - Castle

Conil de la Frontera

The Tower of Guzman was integral part of the defense system andmonitoring of the gaditano coast of the Modern Age, in communication with the rest of the towers watches of the municipalterm of Conil: Castilnovo, The Watchtower of Roche.

Santiago´s Caslte

Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Imposing medieval strength of the century XV, that the students catalogue like the construction of these characteristics more important of the province.

Ducal Castle

Arcos de la Frontera

Declared like Good of Cultural Interest. It has quadrangular plant, it is compound of four towers almenadas in his esquinas.It was military palace in the Muslim period, nevertheless, the present castle responds to the reforms conducted in S. XIV and XV

Ruins of Castle of the Almadrabas

Barbate, Zahara de los Atunes

This fortification dates from the XV century. The Dukes of Medina Sidonia ordered the construction of this castle in Zahara de los Atunes to repel pirate attacks and guard the equipment needed for the tuna fishing (almadraba). It is now in ruins.

Castle of Santa Catalina

Cádiz

Located in the Caleta beach .In the interior exist pavilions , quarters and rain tanks, originally of polvora; later it was destined to military prison being at the moment in disuse.

San Sebastian Castle

Cádiz

It protected the North front of the city and is located in one of the ends of the Caleta beach, on a small island where according to the tradition it was the temple of Kronos.

Castle of Chipiona

Chipiona

The castle of Chipiona was built, probably on another one of Arab origin, towards the year 1295 by Don Alonso Perez de Guzmán, protecting with its presence the corrals of fishing that were located in the coastline, as well as the coastal front.