Spain · 14th century
The Alcazaba of Antequera is a Moorish fortress in Antequera, Spain. It was erected over Roman ruins in the 14th century to counter the Christian advance from the north.
The fortress is rectangular in shape, with two towers. Its keep (Spanish: Torre del homenaje, 15th century) is considered amongst the largest of al-Andalus, with the exception of the Comares Tower of the Alhambra.
It is surmounted by a Catholic bell tower/chapel (Templete del Papabellotas) added in 1582.
Connected to the former by a line of walls is the Torre Blanca ("white tower").
Text adapted from “Alcazaba of Antequera” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Antequera's Alcazaba ranks #3,708 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #150 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,035 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Málaga, 35 km away. It is one of the 123 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Andalusia. It is stop 10 of 30 on the Andalusian frontier castles, Cádiz to Córdoba. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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