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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cultural property in Almonte, Spain
- Also known as: “La Peña”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Faro de Matalascañas.
Faro de Matalascañas
Lighthouse
Torre de la Higuera
- Categories: watchtower, tower, monument, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Almonte, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.00519° or 37° 0′ 19″ northLongitude
-6.56806° or 6° 34′ 5″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Inception
16th centuryOpen location code
8C9M2C4J+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 436461454OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=watchtowerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Torre de la Higuera” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre de la Higuera”
- French: “Torre de la Higuera”
- Galician: “Torre de la Higuera”
- German: “Tapón de Matalascañas”
- German: “Torre de la Higuera”
- Spanish: “la Peña”
- Spanish: “la Piedra”
- Spanish: “Torre de la Higuera”
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