Pícaro
Río Pícaro is a river of southeastern Andalusia, Spain. Originating in the Sierra del Bujeo /Sierra del Algarrobo, it flows for 7.7 kilometres into the Bay of Algeciras, not far from Algeciras.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: human settlement in Cádiz Province, Andalusia, Spain
- Also known as: “Pícaro River”, “Rio Picaro”, and “Río Pícaro”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hospital Punta de Europa and Torre del Arroyo del Lobo.
Torre del Arroyo del Lobo
Monument
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Torre del Arroyo del Lobo is a ruined medieval defensive tower near Algeciras, Spain. It is located in the cove of Getares, and monitored the stretch of coast from Punta Carnero to Punta de San García between the cities of Algeciras and Tarifa as part of the defensive system of the Strait of Gibraltar in the Middle Ages.
Fuerte de San García
Fort
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Fuerte de San García was a fort in Algeciras, Spain, It was built in the 1730s and destroyed in 1811 to deny it to the French. Today all that remains are the foundation and base ruins, in the Parque del Centenario, but it is a registered Bien de Interés…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Pelayo and El Bujeo.
El Pelayo
Hamlet
El Pelayo or Pelayo is a village in the municipality of Algeciras in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located 7 miles southwest from the city centre, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 14 kilometres away. El Pelayo is situated 4½ km southwest of Pícaro.
El Bujeo
Hamlet
El Bujeo is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located about 9 miles southwest of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 11 kilometres away, and it lies between the villages of El Pelayo and El Cuartón. El Bujeo is situated 7 km southwest of Pícaro.
El Cuartón
Hamlet
El Cuartón is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain. It is located 13.7 kilometres by road southwest of the city centre of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 9.7 kilometres away, and it lies just to the southwest of El Bujeo. El Cuartón is situated 8 km southwest of Pícaro.
Pícaro
- Categories: human settlement and body of water
- Location: Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pícaro” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Río Pícaro”
- Dutch: “Río Pícaro”
- Spanish: “Rio Picaro”
- Spanish: “Rio Pícaro”
- Spanish: “Río Pícaro”
- Swedish: “Río Pícaro”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as La Ballenera and Punta de San García.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rio Marchenilla and Playa de Getares.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pícaro”. Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.