Spain · 16th century
Melilla la Vieja ("Old Melilla") is a large fortress which stands immediately to the north of the port in Melilla, one of Spain's Plazas de soberanía on the north African coast. Built during the 16th and 17th centuries, much of the fortress has been restored in recent years.
The fortress contains many of Melilla's most important historical sites, among them an archaeological museum, a military museum, the Church of the Conception, and a series of caves and tunnels, like Conventico Caves, in use since Phoenician times.
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Melilla la Vieja ranks #787 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #31 of the 607 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 1600, it is older than 31% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,294 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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