Fortress
Torre Ladrones
🇪🇸 Spain
Torre Ladrones (Thieves Tower) is a tower on the Puerto de Cabopino beach in Marbella, Spain. It is part of the coastal fortification line along the Andalusian Mediterranean coast. Both the architecture and the materials used, indicate that Torre Ladrones was built during the period of Arab domination in the Spanish peninsula. It is 15 meters high, a figure that makes it the tallest watchtower of the Malaga coast. The interior is divided into three rooms and a housetop. At that time, its role was clearly defensive: to warn of potential enemies and to organize a coordinated defense in case the enemy attacked.
Torre Ladrones was declared Bien de Interés Cultural (Good of Cultural Interest) in 1985, and it is one of the most visited monuments in Marbella.
Text adapted from “Torre Ladrones” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre Ladrones ranks #281 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #65 of the 433 mapped in Spain. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Torre Ladrones?
Torre Ladrones stands in Spain, at 36.48525°, -4.74334°.
How famous is Torre Ladrones?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #281 of 6,412 worldwide, and #65 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 Torre Ladrones?
Castillo de Suel, about 11 km away.
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