Castillo de Olvera
Castillo de Olvera is located in Olvera in the province of Cádiz, southern Spain. It was built in the late 12th century as part of the defensive system of the Emirate of Granada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural property in Olvera, Spain
- Address: Plaza la Iglesia, Olvera, Cádiz, Spain, 11690
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Olvera town hall and Church of Our Lady of Incarnation.
Church of Our Lady of Incarnation
Church
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Church of Our Lady of Incarnation is situated 110 metres southwest of Castillo de Olvera.
Santuario de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
Place of worship
Photo: Luis Rogelio HM, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santuario de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios is a place of worship, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Castillo de Olvera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torre Alháquime and Pruna.
Torre Alháquime
Village
Torre Alháquime is a village located in the province of Cádiz, southern Spain. It is home to a Moorish castle and cemetery. Torre Alháquime is situated 3½ km southeast of Castillo de Olvera.
Pruna
Village
Pruna is a town located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2014 census, the city has a population of 2.740 inhabitants. Pruna is situated 6 km northeast of Castillo de Olvera.
Alcalá del Valle
Village
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Alcalá del Valle is a city located in the province of Cádiz, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the city has a population of 5,355. It is the last village along the Route of the White Villages, it serves as a bridge between the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga and also between the two national coasts, the Costa de la Luz and the Costa del Sol. Alcalá del Valle is situated 9 km east of Castillo de Olvera.
Castillo de Olvera
- Categories: monument, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Olvera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.93584° or 36° 56′ 9″ northLongitude
-5.26722° or 5° 16′ 2″ westElevation
600 metres (1,969 feet)Open location code
8C8PWPPM+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 255816129OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
10345601Wikidata ID
Q5757495
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Castillo de Olvera” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castillo de Olvera”
- French: “château d’Olvera”
- French: “Château d’Olvera”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Olvera”
- Swedish: “Castillo de Olvera”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castillo de Olvera”. Photo: Panarria, CC BY-SA 3.0.