Ruin
Torres de Oeste
🇪🇸 Spain
The Oeste Towers (Galician and Spanish: Torres de Oeste) are the ruins of a medieval castle in Catoira, Galicia, Spain, located at the head of the Ría de Arousa, in the river Ulla estuary. The towers remaining today are the ruins of Castellum Honesti, and played an important role in the defense of Santiago de Compostela from Viking attacks. In 1931 they were declared a national monument.
Each summer, the first Sunday of August, a celebration recalls the repulse of a Viking invasion.
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Torres de Oeste ranks #4,118 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #171 of the 603 mapped in Spain. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,078 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Torres de Oeste?
Torres de Oeste stands in Spain, at 42.6766°, -8.72577°.
How famous is Torres de Oeste?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,118 of 8,133 worldwide, and #171 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 Torres de Oeste?
Castro de Achadizo, about 15 km away.
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