Castle
Antequera's Alcazaba
🇪🇸 Spain
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.
Text adapted from “Alcazaba of Antequera” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Antequera's Alcazaba ranks #2,622 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #108 of the 180 mapped in Spain. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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