Tower of Tajo

The Tower of Tajo is a tower located in Barbate, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1985.

Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: cultural property in Barbate, Spain
Also known as: “Torre del Tajo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Playa de la Hierbabuena and Palomar de La Breña.

Playa de la Hierbabuena

Beach

Photo: Baldomorejon, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.

Playa de la Hierbabuena is a beach, which is situated 3 km east of Tower of Tajo.

Palomar de La Breña

Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Palomar de La Breña is situated 3½ km north of Tower of Tajo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Los Caños de Meca and Barbate.

Los Caños de Meca

Quarter

Photo: Cear2002, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Los Caños de Meca is a small seaside village to the east of Cape Trafalgar on the Costa de la Luz of Spain. It is part of the Province of Cádiz and the autonomous region of Andalusia. Los Caños de Meca is situated 3 km west of Tower of Tajo.

Barbate

Town

Photo: Technische Fred, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Barbate is a Spanish municipality in the Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is a coastal town located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Strait of Gibraltar. Barbate is situated 5 km east of Tower of Tajo.

Cape Trafalgar

Locality

Photo: Jsanchezes, Public domain.

Cape Trafalgar is a headland in the Province of Cádiz in the southwest of Spain. Cape Trafalgar lies on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the Strait of Gibraltar. Cape Trafalgar is situated 6 km west of Tower of Tajo.

Tower of Tajo

Categories: watchtower, tower, tourism, and historic site
Location: Barbate, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

36.17889° or 36° 10′ 44″ north

Longitude

-5.97288° or 5° 58′ 22″ west

Elevation

93 metres (305 feet)

Open location code

8C8P52HG+HV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1002775818

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

2567256

Wikidata ID

Q113368038

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Tower of Tajo” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Torre del Tajo”
French: “Torre del Tajo”
Galician: “Torre del Tajo”
German: “Torre del Tajo”
Spanish: “Torre de Tajo”
Spanish: “Torre del Tajo”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Loma Alta and Chamarinal.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Area Recreativa El Jarillo and Los Majales del Sol.

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Worth a closer look: Cádiz and Jerez de la Frontera.

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