Torreparedones

The archaeological site of Torreparedones, also known as Castro el Viejo or Torre de las Vírgenes, is an Andalusian archaeological complex located between the municipal boundaries of Baena and Castro del Río, in the province of Córdoba. The discovery of numerous significant archaeological remains belonging to the Tartessian, Iberian and Roman cultures has led some media to begin calling it the «Pompeii of Córdoba». It stands at an elevation of 579.60 m above sea level and was inhabited for at least 3500 years, from the Copper Age to the Late Middle Ages.

It was registered as a bien de interés cultural in the category of archaeological zone on 14 November 2007. The site opened its doors to the public on 17 January 2011 and has had a visitor centre since March 2016. Many of the original statues and artefacts found are held in the Historical and Archaeological Museum of Baena.

Machine-translated from “Yacimiento arqueológico de Torreparedones” on the Spanish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Torreparedones ranks #6,655 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #423 of the 600 mapped in Spain. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Jaén, 52 km away. It is one of the 125 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Andalusia. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.

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