Los Garres Castle
Los Garres Castle is a late Roman fortress dating from between the 4th and 7th centuries AD. It is located on the northern slopes of the Cresta del Gallo mountain range, in the area known as Quijal de La Vega, within the Murcian pedanía of Los Garres in Spain.- Type: Castle
- Description: historic site in Los Garres, Murcia
- Also known as: “Castillo de los Garres”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basílica Paleocristiana Llano del Olivar and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fuensanta.
Basílica Paleocristiana Llano del Olivar
Archaeological site
Photo: Juanjito97, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Basílica Paleocristiana Llano del Olivar is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km west of Los Garres Castle.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fuensanta
Church
Photo: PedroJPacheco, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Holy Fountain is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in the pedanía of Algezares, part of the city of Murcia, in the region of Murcia, Spain. Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fuensanta is situated 3 km southwest of Los Garres Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beniaján and Zarandona.
Beniaján
Suburb
Photo: Jayzaran, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Beniaján is a village located in the Region of Murcia, beside the mountains that close the Valley of Segura. It has a population of around 11,000, and is not far from the region's capital, Murcia. Beniaján is situated 3 km northeast of Los Garres Castle.
Zarandona
Suburb
Zarandona is a village in Murcia, Spain. It is part of the municipality of Murcia. Zarandona is situated 6 km north of Los Garres Castle.
Llano de Brujas
Suburb
Llano de Brujas is a district in Murcia, Spain. It is part of the municipality of Murcia and it is located in the northeastern quarter. This district has an area of 7.3 km2 and was inhabited by 5,830 people in 2020. Llano de Brujas is situated 6 km north of Los Garres Castle.
Los Garres Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Murcia Municipality, Murcia, Murcia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.95081° or 37° 57′ 3″ northLongitude
-1.08909° or 1° 5′ 21″ westOpen location code
8C9WXW26+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 10280296155OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q60826713
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In Other Languages
“Los Garres Castle” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Castillo de Los Garres”
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