Castle
San Juan de las Águilas Castle
🇪🇸 Spain · 18th century
The San Juan de las Águilas Castle is a military fortification built in the 18th century, situated above the present-day town of Águilas (Murcia, Spain). It has been a Bien de Interés Cultural since 1982.
Machine-translated from “Castillo de San Juan de las Águilas” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Juan de las Águilas Castle ranks #5,968 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #290 of the 602 mapped in Spain. Founded 1759, it is older than 17% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Murcia, 76 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is San Juan de las Águilas Castle?
San Juan de las Águilas Castle stands in Spain, at 37.40139°, -1.58028°.
When was San Juan de las Águilas Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1759. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is San Juan de las Águilas Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,968 of 8,134 worldwide, and #290 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 San Juan de las Águilas Castle?
Castle of Lorca, about 33 km away.
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