Torre del Almirante
Torre del Almirante is a tower located in Algeciras, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1985. The "Torre del Almirante" is a large tower with a circular base of 6 m in diameter and a solid foundation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roman kilns of El Rinconcillo and Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Algeciras.
Roman kilns of El Rinconcillo
Archaeological site
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The Roman kilns of El Rinconcillo were Roman kilns located in the Spanish city of Algeciras. They were part of manufacturing complex of Portus Albus, which supplied container for transport to the processing industry of the neighboring city of Iulia Traducta, besides making other ceramic household products and items. Roman kilns of El Rinconcillo is situated 1 km northwest of Torre del Almirante.
Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Algeciras
University
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Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Algeciras is an university, which is situated 1½ km south of Torre del Almirante.
Plaza de toros de Las Palomas
Stadium
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Plaza de Toros de Las Palomas, officially Monumental Las Palomas, is a bullring in Algeciras at the southern end of Spain. The current building was built in 1969 and it can hold over 11,000 spectators. Plaza de toros de Las Palomas is situated 2 km southwest of Torre del Almirante.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Algeciras and Palmones.
Algeciras
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Algeciras is a city in the Andalucia region of southwestern Spain. Most travellers come to Algeciras for its numerous ferry connections to Morocco and don't spend more than a few hours in the city. A shame, given the town's quiet charm.
Palmones
Village
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Palmones is a village on the Bay of Gibraltar between Algeciras and La Linea de la Concepcion in the Province of Cádiz in Spain. The San Roque Refinery and Los Barrios commercial centre lie on either side of the town. Palmones is situated 3 km north of Torre del Almirante.
Los Cortijillos
Village
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Los Cortijillos is a village and district of the Spanish municipality of Los Barrios of the Province of Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain. It is located six kilometres east of the main town of the municipality, just south of Guadacorte, between Gibraltar and Algeciras. Los Cortijillos is situated 4 km north of Torre del Almirante.
Torre del Almirante
- Type: Tower
- Description: cultural property in Algeciras, Spain
- Category: watchtower
- Location: Barrios, Los, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Torre del Almirante” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre de la almiranta”
- Catalan: “Torre de la Infanta”
- Catalan: “Torre del Almirante”
- French: “Torre del Almirante”
- Galician: “Torre del Almirante”
- German: “Torre del Almirante”
- Spanish: “Torre Almiranta”
- Spanish: “Torre del almirante”
- Spanish: “Torre del Almirante”
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