Castillo de Yegen
Castillo de Yegen is an archaeological site in Alpujarra de la Sierra, Granada, Andalusia. Castillo de Yegen is situated nearby to the trailhead Sendero Local Gerald Brenan, as well as near the museum Casa Museo Gerald Brenan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: cultural property in Alpujarra de la Sierra, Spain
- Also known as: “Peñón del Fuerte”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia de Yegen and Iglesia Parroquial de San José.
Iglesia de Yegen
Church
Iglesia de Yegen is a church, which is situated 600 metres west of Castillo de Yegen.
Iglesia Parroquial de San José
Church
Photo: Lopezsuarez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iglesia Parroquial de San José is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Castillo de Yegen.
Montenegro
Dwelling
Montenegro is a cortijada or hamlet part of the municipality of Alpujarra de la Sierra, province of Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It currently has 5 adult inhabitants. Montenegro is situated 2½ km southwest of Castillo de Yegen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yegen and Yátor.
Yegen
Hamlet
Photo: Laherrumbre, Public domain.
Yegen is a village of the municipality of Alpujarra de la Sierra in the province of Granada. The village was the home of the British writer Gerald Brenan in the 1920s, and he described its customs in South from Granada, one of his best-known books.
Mecina Bombarón
Village
Mecina Bombarón is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Castillo de Yegen.
Castillo de Yegen
- Categories: monument, castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Alpujarra de la Sierra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.98085° or 36° 58′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.11188° or 3° 6′ 43″ westOpen location code
8C8RXVJQ+86OpenStreetMap ID
way 1324727087OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q97603192
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In Other Languages
“Castillo de Yegen” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Castillo de Yegen”
- Spanish: “Castillo medieval de Yegen”
- Spanish: “Castillo”
- Spanish: “Piedra Fuerte”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peñón del Fuerte and Sendero Local Gerald Brenan.
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