Castle of Castellar de la Frontera

The Castle of Castellar de la Frontera (Spanish: Castillo de Castellar de la Frontera) is a castle located in Castellar de la Frontera, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1963.

The castle was listed as one of the 13 most impressive castles of Andalusia by the magazine National Geographic in 2022. Ana Cristina Ruiz of the Diario de Cádiz described the castle as one of the best-preserved in Europe. The castle was built around the 13th century. Just a few kilometers north of the Strait of Gibraltar, the castle had strategic maritime importance during the Reconquista.

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Castle of Castellar de la Frontera ranks #4,905 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #222 of the 603 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Algeciras, 21 km away. It is one of the 126 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Andalusia. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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