Castle of Zahara de los Atunes and Palace of Jadraza
The Castle of Zahara de los Atunes and Palace of Jadraza is a medieval castle on Spain's coast. Located in Barbate and Zahara de los Atunes, Spain, it protected the local Almadraba tuna traps as well as having a wider strategic role.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural property in Barbate, Spain
- Also known as: “Fortaleza y Casa Chanca (Barbate)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Playa de Atlanterra.
Playa de Atlanterra
Beach
Playa de Atlanterra is a beach, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Castle of Zahara de los Atunes and Palace of Jadraza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zahara de los Atunes and Bolonia.
Zahara de los Atunes
Village
Photo: Killeando, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zahara de los Atunes is a village on the Costa de la Luz of Spain in the province of Cádiz and the autonomous region of Andalusia. It is noted for its excellent beaches, an outdoor cinema, and la Iglesia Del Carmen church where, curiously, tuna were butchered and salted.
Bolonia
Locality
Photo: Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bolonia is a coastal village and beach in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southern Spain. It is located on the Atlantic shore, 22.9 kilometres by road west of Tarifa, but is much closer in terms of coastal distance. Bolonia is situated 8 km southeast of Castle of Zahara de los Atunes and Palace of Jadraza.
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 9 km northwest of Castle of Zahara de los Atunes and Palace of Jadraza.
Castle of Zahara de los Atunes and Palace of Jadraza
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Barbate, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.13555° or 36° 8′ 8″ northLongitude
-5.8464° or 5° 50′ 47″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8C8P45P3+6COpenStreetMap ID
way 1350424271OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Castle of Zahara de los Atunes and Palace of Jadraza” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սաարա դե լոս Ատունեսի ամրոց”
- Armenian: “Սաարա դե լոս Ատունեսի ամրոցsv”
- Catalan: “Fortaleza y Casa Chanca (Barbate)”
- Cebuano: “Castle of Zahara de los Atunes and Palace of Jadraza”
- French: “Castle of Zahara de los Atunes and Palace of Jadraza”
- Galician: “Fortaleza y Casa Chanca (Barbate)”
- German: “Fortaleza y Casa Chanca (Barbate)”
- Spanish: “Casa Chanca de Zahara”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Jadraza”
- Spanish: “Castillo de la Chanca”
- Spanish: “Castillo de las Almadrabas”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Zahara de los Atunes Palacio de las Pilas, Fortaleza y Casa Chanca de Zahara‘”
- Spanish: “Castillo de zahara de los atunes”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Zahara de los Atunes”
- Spanish: “Castillo-Palacio y Almadraba”
- Spanish: “El Palacio”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Zahara de los Atunes”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza y Casa Chanca (Barbate)”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza y Casa Chanca-Palacio de las Pilas de Zahara de los Atunes”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora del Carmen”
- Spanish: “Palacio de las Pilas”
- Spanish: “Palacio de los duques de Medina Sidonia (Zahara de los Atunes)”
- Spanish: “Palacio Real de la Almadraba”
- Spanish: “Real de la Almadraba”
- Swedish: “Castle of Zahara de los Atunes and Palace of Jadraza”
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