Castle
Castle of La Atalaya
🇪🇸 Spain · 18th century
The Castle of La Atalaya, also called Fort La Atalaya, is a castle built in the 18th century in what is today the district (diputación) of Canteras, within the Spanish municipality of Cartagena (Region of Murcia), and can be reached from the Barrio de La Concepción in the same municipality. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural on 7 August 1997.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de la Atalaya (Cartagena)” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of La Atalaya ranks #7,144 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #511 of the 600 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 17% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Murcia, 44 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of La Atalaya?
Castle of La Atalaya stands in Spain, at 37.60258°, -1.00876°.
When was Castle of La Atalaya built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1750. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of La Atalaya?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,144 of 7,738 worldwide, and #511 in Spain. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castle of La Atalaya?
Castle of Galeras, about 2 km away.
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