Punta Carnero
Punta Carnero is a suburb in Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalusia. Punta Carnero is situated nearby to the locality Punta de las Azofeas, as well as near Cerro de la Horca.Places of Interest
Highlights include Punta Carnero Lighthouse and Fuerte de San García.
Punta Carnero Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Punta Carnero Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain. The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font, who also designed the lighthouse at Chipiona.
Fuerte de San García
Fort
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fuerte de San García was a fort in Algeciras, Spain, It was built in the 1730s and destroyed in 1811 to deny it to the French. Today all that remains are the foundation and base ruins, in the Parque del Centenario, but it is a registered Bien de Interés… Fuerte de San García is situated 3½ km north of Punta Carnero.
Parque del Centenario
Park
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Parque del Centenario is a park located in Algeciras. It was established in 2007 thanks to the collaboration between the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras and City Hall to mark the hundredth anniversary of the Algeciras Conference. Parque del Centenario is situated 3½ km north of Punta Carnero.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Pelayo and El Bujeo.
El Pelayo
Hamlet
El Pelayo or Pelayo is a village in the municipality of Algeciras in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located 7 miles southwest from the city centre, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 14 kilometres away. El Pelayo is situated 6 km west of Punta Carnero.
El Bujeo
Hamlet
El Bujeo is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located about 9 miles southwest of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 11 kilometres away, and it lies between the villages of El Pelayo and El Cuartón. El Bujeo is situated 8 km west of Punta Carnero.
El Cuartón
Hamlet
El Cuartón is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain. It is located 13.7 kilometres by road southwest of the city centre of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 9.7 kilometres away, and it lies just to the southwest of El Bujeo. El Cuartón is situated 9 km west of Punta Carnero.
Punta Carnero
Latitude
36.07372° or 36° 4′ 25″ northLongitude
-5.4361° or 5° 26′ 10″ westOpen location code
8C8P3HF7+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 292837508OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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