Torreta de Guardamar
Torreta de Guardamar or Torre de los Americanos is a 380-metre tall guyed radio mast erected by the US Navy near Guardamar del Segura, Spain. It was built in 1962 and is the tallest architectural structure in both the Iberian Peninsula and the European Union, and the tallest military structure in Europe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guardamar Castle and Saint James the apostle parish church.
Guardamar Castle
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Guardamar Castle is situated 2½ km north of Torreta de Guardamar.
Saint James the apostle parish church
Church
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Saint James the apostle parish church is situated 2 km north of Torreta de Guardamar.
Phoenician fortress of Cabeço Petit de l’Estany
Archaeological site
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Phoenician fortress of Cabeço Petit de l’Estany is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Torreta de Guardamar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guardamar del Segura and Quesada.
Guardamar del Segura
Town
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Guardamar del Segura, or briefly Guardamar, is a municipality of the province of Alicante located at the mouth of the river Segura in southern Valencia, Spain.
Quesada
Suburb
Ciudad Quesada is a district in the municipality of Rojales in the Province of Alicante, Spain. It has a population of 16,583 people. It is located in the southern area of Rojales, 6 km from Mediterranean sea. Quesada is situated 4½ km west of Torreta de Guardamar.
Torre La Mata
Village
Torre La Mata or simply La Mata is a district of Torrevieja located 5 km northeast of the city along the Costa Blanca, in the province of Alicante in southeast Spain. Torre La Mata is situated 5 km south of Torreta de Guardamar.
Torreta de Guardamar
- Type: Tower
- Description: architectural structure
- Category: guyed mast
- Location: Guardamar del Segura, Alicante, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Torreta de Guardamar” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torreta de Guardamar”
- Czech: “Torreta de Guardamar”
- French: “Torreta de Guardamar”
- German: “Torreta de Guardamar”
- Hebrew: “צריח גוארדמר”
- Persian: “برج گواردامار”
- Slovak: “Torreta de Guardamar”
- Slovenian: “Torreta de Guardamar”
- Spanish: “Torreta de Guardamar”
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Nearby Places
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