Torre de la Higuera
The Torre de la Higuera, colloquially known as La Peña, El Tapón or simply as La Piedra de Matalascañas, is a watchtower in ruins, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, located on Castilla Beach in Matalascañas, in Almonte, Huelva, Spain.
Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- …is also known as “La Peña”
- …dates from the 16th century
- Description: cultural property in Almonte, Spain
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Faro de Matalascañas
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Torre de la Higuera
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Latitude
37.00519° or 37° 0′ 19″ north
Longitude
-6.56806° or 6° 34′ 5″ west
Open location code
8C9M2C4J+3Q
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OpenStreetMap feature
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historic = watchtower
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = tower
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Torre de la Higuera” goes by many names.
Torre de la HigueraCatalan
Torre de la HigueraGalician
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