Torre del Almirante
Torre del Almirante is a tower located in Algeciras, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1985. The "Torre del Almirante" is a large tower with a circular base of 6 m in diameter and a solid foundation.Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: cultural property in Algeciras, Spain
- Also known as: “Torre de los Adalides”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza de toros de Las Palomas and Estadio Nuevo Mirador.
Plaza de toros de Las Palomas
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plaza de Toros de Las Palomas, officially Monumental Las Palomas, is a bullring in Algeciras at the southern end of Spain. The current building was built in 1969 and it can hold over 11,000 spectators. Plaza de toros de Las Palomas is situated 720 metres south of Torre del Almirante.
Estadio Nuevo Mirador
Stadium
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio Nuevo Mirador is the Municipal Stadium of Algeciras, Spain. It is the home stadium of the football club Algeciras CF. The stadium with a capacity for 7,200 spectators, and measuring 105 by 68 metres, is a modern sports complex located in the industrial area of La Menacha, and also houses the offices of the club. Estadio Nuevo Mirador is situated 2 km north of Torre del Almirante.
Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Algeciras
University
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.
Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Algeciras is an university, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Torre del Almirante.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palmones and Los Cortijillos.
Palmones
Village
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palmones is a village on the Bay of Gibraltar between Algeciras and La Linea de la Concepcion in the Province of Cádiz in Spain. The San Roque Refinery and Los Barrios commercial centre lie on either side of the town. Palmones is situated 4 km northeast of Torre del Almirante.
Los Cortijillos
Village
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Los Cortijillos is a village and district of the Spanish municipality of Los Barrios of the Province of Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain. It is located six kilometres east of the main town of the municipality, just south of Guadacorte, between Gibraltar and Algeciras. Los Cortijillos is situated 5 km northeast of Torre del Almirante.
Los Barrios
Town
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.
Los Barrios is a small town and municipality in the south of Spain. It is part of the province of Cádiz, which in turn is part of the Andalusia region. Los Barrios is situated 5 km northwest of Torre del Almirante.
Torre del Almirante
- Categories: watchtower, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.14565° or 36° 8′ 44″ northLongitude
-5.46115° or 5° 27′ 40″ westOpen location code
8C8P4GWQ+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4784789602OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7829758
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Torre del Almirante” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre de la almiranta”
- Catalan: “Torre de la Infanta”
- Catalan: “Torre del Almirante”
- French: “Torre del Almirante”
- Galician: “Torre del Almirante”
- German: “Torre del Almirante”
- Spanish: “Torre Almiranta”
- Spanish: “Torre del almirante”
- Spanish: “Torre del Almirante”
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